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Table 4 Susceptibility of pathogens in different infections for antibiotics commonly used in mono- or combination therapy

From: Antimicrobial resistance in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis and bacterial infections in a tertiary center in Northern Germany

Antibiotic agent

SBP

BSI

UTI

S

R

S

R

S

R

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Ampicillin/sulbactam

51

60.7

33

39.3

31

56.4

24

43.6

–

–

–

–

Piperacillin/tazobactam

55

65.5

29

34.5

30

53.6

26

46.4

36

65.5

19

34.5

Amoxicillin-/clavulanic acid

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

12

46.2

14

53.8

Cefpodoxime

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

18

40.0

27

60.0

Cefuroxime

37

46.3

43

53.8

23

45.1

28

54.9

–

–

–

–

Ceftriaxone

21

26.3

59

73.8

16

27.6

42

72.4

22

38.6

35

61.4

Fosfomycin

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

15

88.2

2

11.8

Levofloxacin

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

32

59.3

22

40.7

Ciprofloxacin

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

25

73.5

9

26.5

Meropenem

54

73.0

20

27.0

34

64.2

19

35.8

31

83.8

6

16.2

Vancomycin

63

74.1

22

25.9

40

70.2

17

29.8

–

–

–

–

Cotrimoxazole

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

27

48.2

29

51.8

Nitrofurantoin

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

10

100

0

0.0

Ampicillin/sulbactam/vancomycin

76

90.5

8

9.5

49

89.1

6

10.9

27

96.4

1

3.6

Piperacillin/tazobactam/vancomycin

79

94.0

5

6.0

48

85.7

8

14.3

26

100

0

0.0

Meropenem/vancomycin

73

100

0

0.0

52

98.1

1

1.9

8

100

0

0.0

Ceftriaxone/vancomycin

72

91.1

7

8.9

52

92.9

4

7.1

26

96.3

1

3.7

  1. SBP spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, BSI bloodstream infection, UTI urinary tract infection, n number of susceptible or resistant results, S susceptible, R resistant