Table 6

Resistance trend in isolates of Salmonella spp. over 5 years in Kuwait

Antibiotic
Percentage (%) of resistant isolates in:



1999 (n = 216)
2000 (n = 215)
2001 (n = 129)
2002 (n = 167)
2003 (n = 165)

Amikacin
0
0
0
0
0
Ampicillin
6
12
7
25
26
Amoxicillin-clavulanate
5
10
7
2
0
Cefotaxime
0
1
0
1
0
Ceftriaxone
0
1
0
2
0
Cefuroxime
1
1
0
27
41
Cephalexin
2
10
37
57
50
Chloramphenicol
8
21
0
18
18
Ciprofloxacin
0
0
14
10
16
TMP/SMX
8
8
10
20
20
Gentamicin
6
1
0
42
42
Imipenem
0
0
0
0
0
Meropenem
0
0
0
0
0
Piperacillin
6
13
13
23
25
Piperacillin/tazobactam
0
0
0
0
0

No ESBL-producing strain has been isolated so far

Zhang et al. Globalization and Health 2006 2:6   doi:10.1186/1744-8603-2-6