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Table 1 Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles for invasive (Wisconsin 1998–2002) and colonizing (Michigan 2001) group B streptococcal isolates

From: Frequency of antimicrobial resistance among invasive and colonizing Group B Streptococcal isolates

 

Invasive isolates (n= 486)

Colonizing isolates (n= 167)

Antibiotic

Susceptible %

Intermediate %

Resistant %

Susceptible %

Intermediate %

Resistant %

Amplicillin

100

0

0

100

0

0

Cefazolin

99.4

0.6

0

99.4

0.6

0

Clindamycin

80.0

0

20.0

59.3

0

40.71

Erythromycin

75.5

0

24.5

58.1

0

41.91

Imipenem

100

0

0

100

0

0

Levofloxacin

99.6

0

0.4

99.4

0

0.6

Linezolid

100

0

0

100

0

0

Penicillin

100

0

0

100

0

0

Quinupristin-dalfopristin

100

0

0

100

0

0

Vancomycin

100

0

0

100

0

0

  1. 1: Significantly different (P <.001) from the value for invasive isolates