“…Notably, nearly half of the isolates exhibited resistance to ampicillin, and there was significant resistance observed against ciprofloxacin and TMP-SMX. These results are consistent with the rising trend of fluoroquinolone and TMP-SMX resistance noted in India by Akram et al [13] and Bobbadi et al [16]. The reported resistance rates in our study surpassed those documented in studies from Bangladesh and Brazil, underscoring the urgent need for tailored antibiotic stewardship strategies in our specific context [17,18].…”