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Table 4 Susceptibilities of S. pneumoniae isolates to antimicrobial agents. I = intermediate, R = resistant

From: Invasive pneumococcal infections in Vellore, India: clinical characteristics and distribution of serotypes

 

I

R

Penicillin (n = 243)

7 (2.9%)

4 (1.6%)

Erythromycin (n = 243)

6 (2.5%)

27 (11.1%)

Chloramphenicol (n = 243)

0 (0%)

4 (1.6%)

Cotrimoxazole (n = 243)

32 (13.1%)

181 (74.2%)

Cefotaxime (n = 243)

0 (0%)

1 (0.4%)

Oxacillin (n = 193)

3 (1.2%)

8 (3.3%)

Levofloxacin (n = 182)

3 (1.2%)

0 (0%)

Linezolid (n = 203)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Vancomycin (n = 205)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Multidrug resistant (n = 242)

 

13 (5.3%)