Pathogen profile and drug resistance analysis of spontaneous peritonitis in cirrhotic patients

Table 6 Comparison of the drug resistance of Enterococcus species to commonly used antibacterial agents between nosocomial and non-nosocomial spontaneous bacterial peritonitis n (%)

Antibacterial agents	Non-nosocomial infections (n = 22)	Nosocomial infections (n = 12)	P value (χ2test)
Penicillin	16 (72.7)	10 (83.3)	0.486
Oxacillin	14 (63.6)	9 (75.0)	0.498
Erythromycin	10 (45.5)	9 (75.0)	0.097
Cefazolin	14 (63.6)	11 (91.7)	0.077
Nitrofurantoin	8 (36.4)	10 (83.3)	0.009
Rifampicin	3 (13.6)	2 (16.7)	0.812
Clindamycin	5 (22.7)	3 (25.0)	0.881
Levofloxacin	18 (81.8)	10 (83.3)	0.912
Ciprofloxacin	18 (81.8)	8 (66.7)	0.320
Gentamicin	4 (18.2)	6 (50.0)	0.052
Moxifloxacin	7 (31.8)	7 (58.3)	0.133
Vancomycin	1 (4.5)	1 (8.3)	0.645

P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.