Table 3

Frequency of antibiotic susceptibility among community and nosocomial isolates

Antibiotic
Community
Nosocomial
P
OR (CI95%)





n
n (%) Resistant
n
n (%) Resistant



Ampicillin
10509
5663 (53.9)
1339
870 (65.0)
≤0.001
1.59 (1.41–1.79)
Amoxicillin/clavulanate
9564
1145 (12.0)
1145
307 (26.8)
≤0.001
2.69 (2.33–3.11)
Cefalexin
10498
876 (8.3)
1327
340 (25.6)
≤0.001
3.78 (3.29–4.36)
Ciprofloxacin
10488
974 (9.3)
1341
441 (32.9)
≤0.001
4.79 (4.20–5.46)
Gentamicin
10505
482 (4.6)
1342
260 (19.4)
≤0.001
5.00 (4.24–5.88)
Nitrofurantoin
10492
556 (5.3)
1332
139 (10.4)
≤0.001
2.08 (1.71–2.53)
Trimethoprim
10492
4103 (39.1)
1341
649 (48.4)
≤0.001
1.46 (1.30–1.64)
Cefpodoxime
8868
504 (5.7)
1103
238 (21.6)
≤0.001
4.57 (3.85–5.41)

Bean et al. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2008 7:13   doi:10.1186/1476-0711-7-13