Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:1-10. Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections the Tamale Teaching Hospital in Northern Ghana: a three-year retrospective analysis.
Table 3. MDR among isolated gram-negative bacteria (2017-2019)
SpeciesNo. of isolates in a year (% of MDR isolates)
201720182019Total
Acinetobacter baumannii4 (80.0)3 (100.0)3 (75.0)10 (83.3)
Citrobacter spp.108 (89.1)130 (92.9)50 (98.0)288 (91.4)
Enterobacter spp.87 (78.4)112 (87.5)73 (86.9)272 (84.2)
Escherichia coli193 (83.9)261 (91.6)133 (90.5)587 (88.7)
Klebsiella pneumoniae152 (84.0)314 (89.5)96 (95.1)562 (88.8)
Moraxella catarrhalis6 (75.0)114 (96.6)48 (96.0)168 (95.5)
Morganella morganii9 (81.8)38 (92.7)8 (100.0)55 (91.7)
Proteus spp.47 (81.0)80 (89.9)31 (93.9)158 (87.8)
Providencia rettgeri4 (100.0)9 (100.0)3 (75.0)16 (94.1)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa91 (59.5)106 (65.8)59 (78.7)256 (65.8)
Salmonella spp.1 (50.0)2 (66.7)3 (60.0)
Serratia spp.1 (50.0)10 (100.0)11 (91.7)
Shigella spp.4 (100.0)5 (83.3)1 (100.0)10 (90.9)

Abbreviation: MDR, multidrug resistance.