Table 1 Top ten frequent drug classes encountered in the retrieved documents (AMR in the environment) during the study period from 2000 to 2019
Rank | Drug class | Occurrences (%) N = 2611 |
|---|---|---|
1 | Penicillin and Cephalosporines (B-Lactams) | 1152 (44.1) |
2 | Aminoglycosides | 1052 (40.3) |
3 | Tetracycline | 958 (36.7) |
4 | Quinolones/ Fluoroquinolones | 852 (32.6) |
5 | Folate antagonists | 831 (31.8) |
6 | Macrolids | 462 (17.7) |
7 | Chloramphenicol | 409 (15.7) |
8 | Carbapenems (B-Lactams) | 227 (8.7) |
9 | Glycopeptides (vancomycin,) | 222 (8.5) |
10 | Polypeptide (Colistin/Polymyxin) | 42 (1.6) |