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Streptococcus pneumoniae from all clinical specimens

Table 3: Percentage of antibiotic resistance for Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from all samples. The number of samples

tested is stated in a bracket.

Antibiotic 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
%R (no. tested) %R (no tested) %R (no. tested) %R (no. tested) %R (no. tested)

Penicillin G* 0.6 (319) 2.2 (183) 0.9 (219) 0 (99) 3.4 (204)

Erythromycin 36 (2258) 33.8 (1901) 31.7 (1895) 29.1 (956) 32 (668)

Cefotaxime* 0 (202) 0 (199) 0 (237) 0 (181) 0 (16)

Ceftriaxone* 0.4 (243) 0.7 (577) 0.7 (143) 0.4 (260) 0 (110)

Co-trimoxazole 36.6 (2048) 30.6 (1714) 26.9 (1893) 26.4 (894) 30.4 (628)

Vancomycin** 0 (2073) 0.2 (1742) 0.1 (1826) 0 (910) 0 (727)

*analysis was done using non meningitis breakpoints

**not verified at reference laboratory

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