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Table 1 Resistance to cefixime, ciprofloxacin and azithromycin in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from 21 EU/EEA countries, 2013

From: Is the tide turning again for cephalosporin resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Europe? Results from the 2013 European surveillance

Country

Antimicrobial

Method of testing

Cefixime

Ciprofloxacin

Azithromycin

No. resistant

No. tested

%

No. resistant

No. tested

%

No. resistant

No. tested

%

Austria

7

109

6.4

78

109

71.6

6

109

5.5

Centralised

Belgium

7

110

6.4

62

110

56.4

2

110

1.8

Decentralised – MIC

Cyprus

0

9

0

8

9

88.9

3

9

33.3

Centralised

Denmark

13

110

11.8

64

110

58.2

10

110

9.1

Decentralised – Etest

France

4

112

3.6

50

112

44.6

0

112

0

Decentralised – Etest

Germany

13

101

12.9

64

101

63.4

4

101

4

Centralised

Greece

11

75

14.7

54

75

72

15

66

22.7

Decentralised – Etest

Hungary

6

88

6.8

60

88

68.2

2

88

2.3

Centralised

Iceland

0

5

0

2

5

40

0

5

0

Decentralised – Etest

Ireland

0

103

0

27

103

26.2

3

103

2.9

Decentralised – Etest

Italy

0

100

0

63

100

63

1

100

1

Decentralised – Etest

Latvia

1

38

2.6

10

38

26.3

6

38

15.8

Centralised

Malta

0

31

0

11

31

35.5

0

31

0

Decentralised – Etest

The Netherlands

0

139

0

48

139

34.5

2

139

1.4

Decentralised – Etest

Norway

5

112

4.5

89

112

79.5

12

112

10.7

Centralised

Portugal

0

110

0

52

110

47.3

20

110

18.2

Decentralised – Etest

Slovenia

1

73

1.4

46

73

63

0

73

0

Centralised

Slovakia

5

110

4.5

52

110

47.3

2

110

1.8

Centralised

Spain

18

119

15.1

78

119

65.5

10

119

8.4

Decentralised – MIC

Sweden

0

100

0

60

100

60

9

100

9

Decentralised – Etest

United Kingdom

2

240

0.8

77

240

32.1

1

240

0.4

Decentralised – MIC

Total

93

1994

4.7

1055

1994

52.9

108

1985

5.4

 

95 % CI

  

3.8 – 5.7

  

50.7 – 55.1

  

4.5 – 6.5

 
  1. EU/EEA, European Union/European Economic Area; MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration using Etest and/or agar dilution method; CI, confidence interval of the mean %