Table 2

Sensitivity of the bacteria isolated from jejunal aspirate to various antibiotics.

Bacteria

Sensitive to


Ampicillin

Ampicillin Sulbactam

Tetracyclin

Cotrimox

Erythro

Norflox

Ciproflox

Cephalexin


E. coli (n = 12)

3

5

4

5

NT

7

9

5

Streptococcus sp. (n = 12)

9

11

6

5

9

11

12

9

E. fecalis (n = 3)

3

3

1

0

1

1

1

NT

E. fecium (n = 1)

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

NT

S. aureus (n = 5)

3

4

2

5

3

4

5

3

C. freundi (n = 1)

0

1

0

1

NT

1

1

1

K. pneumoniae (n = 5)

1

3

2

3

NT

3

4

3

P. mirabilis (n = 1)

1

1

0

0

NT

1

1

1

A. baumanii (n = 3)

0

0

2

2

NT

3

3

3

P. aeruginosa (n = 3)

NT

NT

1

2

NT

3

3

NT

B. melaninogenicus (n = 1)

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

Total (n = 47)

21/44 (48)

30/44 * (68)

19/47 * (40)

24/47 (51)

14/22 (64)

34/47* (72)

39/47$

25/40 (62.5)


Figures within parenthesis indicate percentages. NT: not tested. *p < 0.01; $p < 0.0001 (Chi-squared test)

Ghoshal et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2003 3:9   doi:10.1186/1471-230X-3-9

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