Table 3. Antimicrobial resistant characteristics of isolated bacteria

Type of pathogen (total number) Classification of AMR Rate of AMR Comparable to study of hospital-acquired pneumonia
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (9) MDR 4/9 Similar to P. aeruginosa in the study of Dao Ngoc Duy et al, Douglas J. Biedenbach et al [6, 7]
XDR 2/9
PDR 0/9
Klebsiella pneumoniae (9) MDR 4/9 Similar to K. peumoniae in the study of Le Tien Dung [8] and the study of Tran Minh Giang et al [9]
XDR 1/9
PDR 0/9
ESBL (+) 6/9
Acinetobacter baumannii (6) MDR 5/6 Similar to A. baumannii in the study of Duong Minh Ngoc et al [10] and the study of Tran Van Ngoc et al, Douglas J. Biedenbach et al [7, 11]
XDR 1/6
PDR 0/6
Escherichia coli (4) MDR 3/4 Similar to E. coli in the study of Le Tien Dung [8]
XDR 1/4
PDR 0/4
ESBL (+) 3/4
Staphylococcus aureus (7) MDR 7/7 N/A
XDR 0/7
PDR 0/7
MRSA (+) 7/7
AMR: antimicrobial resistance; ESBL: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase; MDR: Multidrug-resistant; MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; PDR: Pandrug resistant; XDR: Extensively drug-resistant