Table 3

Antimicrobial sensitivity pattern of Staphylococcus aureus and Coliforms, the commonest bacterial isolates of children with septicaemia in Calabar Nigeria

Types of organism

% of isolates susceptible to antimicrobial agents*

A

C

E

Se

Ge

CFT

CFZ

CEX

Z

Staphylococcus aureus

4.4

57.6

90.1

28.5

86.6

66.9

100

100

100

(136)

(159)

(182)

(123)

(179)

(115)

(30)

(65)

(19)

Coliforms

11.4

34.1

-

23.6

61.6

78.8

83.3

76.5

92.9

(44)

(91)

-

(72)

(86)

(66)

(18)

(34)

(14)

*Figures in parenthesis show number of isolates tested.

Legend:

A = Ampicillin C = Chloramphenicol

E = Erythromycin Se = Cotrimoxazole

Ge = Gentamicin CFZ = Ceftriazone

CFT = Ceftazidine CEX = Cefuroxime

Z = Azithromycin

Meremikwu et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2005 5:110   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-5-110