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Streptococcus pneumoniae from blood specimens

Table 4: Percentage of antibiotic resistance for Streptococcus pneumoniae

isolated from blood. The number of samples tested is stated in a bracket.

Antibiotic 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
%R %R %R %R %R
(no. tested) (no. tested) (no. tested) (no. tested) (no. tested)
Penicillin G* 0 (135) 1.2 (83) 0 (109) 0 (40) 1 (97)

Erythromycin 30.2 (705) 28.8 (659) 29.3 (646) 30.2 (278) 24.4 (271)
Cefotaxime** 0 (107) 0 (89) 0 (76) 0 (38) 0 (18)
Ceftriaxone 0 (105) 0.4 (239) 0 (79) 1 (102) 0 (61)
Co-trimoxazole 29.5 (644) 22.4 (584) 21.2 (624) 21.8 (243) 25 (248)

*analysis was done using non-meningitis breakpoints
**not verified at reference laboratory

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
40

35
Percentage (%) of resistance 25
30

20

15

10

5

0
Penicillin G* Erythromycin Cefotaxime** Ceftriaxone Co-trimoxazole

Figure 9: Antibiotic resistance trend for Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated

from blood from 2017 until 2021.

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