High incidence of antimicrobial resistant organisms including extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusin nasopharyngeal and blood isolates of HIV-infected children from Cape Town, South Africa

Table 6 Current or previous hospitalization: relationship to selected NP organisms and antibiotic resistance

Organism	No current or previous hospitalization (% organisms)	Antibiotic resistance (% tested for selected antibiotic)	P-value
S. aureus	5 (11.4%)	Cloxacillin – 4 (80%)	1
		TMP-SMX – 5 (100%)	1
S. pneumoniae	12 (25%)	Penicillin – 7 (58.3%)	0.2
		TMP-SMX – 8 (66.7%)	0.011
Enterobacteriaceae	6 (18.8%)	Cefotaxime 3 (50%)	1
		Gentamicin 6 (50%)	0.5
		TMP-SMX 6 (83.3%)	0.48

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