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Table 2 Sensitivity of the bacteria isolated from jejunal aspirate to various antibiotics.

From: Spectrum and antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria contaminating the upper gut in patients with malabsorption syndrome from the tropics

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)

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