Table 4

Number and proportion of admissions with Escherichia coli antibiotic resistance and number and proportion of admissions with a multidrug-resistant organism

AntibioticAdmissions with E. coli antibiotic resistanceP value
2008–2010
N (%)
2015–2017
N (%)
Augmentin20 (16.5)41 (17.5)0.810
Ceftriaxone4 (3.5)24 (10.3)0.029
Ciprofloxacin4 (3.4)32 (13.8)0.003
Gentamicin3 (2.5)21 (9.0)0.021
Piptaz2 (1.9)15 (6.4)0.076
Timentin12 (10.1)91 (39.6)<0.001
Cefotaxime11 (9.8)46 (19.7)0.020
Co trimoxazole28 (23.1)60 (25.8)0.590
Meropenem0 (0.0)2 (0.9)0.310
MDR BacteriaAdmissions with MDR bacteria grownP value
2008–2010
N (%)
2015–2017
N (%)
MRSA11 (1.6)23 (2.0)0.610
Escherichia coli (ESBL)2 (0.3)19 (1.6)0.010
Enterococcus faecium (VRE)2 (0.3)6 (0.5)0.500
Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL)1 (0.1)5 (0.4)0.310
Escherichia coli CPE0 (0.0)1 (0.1)0.450
Total MDR bacteria16 (2.3)54 (4.6)0.015
  • CPE, Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales; ESBL, Extended spectrum beta-lactamase; MDR, multidrug resistance; MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; VRE, Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.