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Table 1 Antimicrobial resistance of Shigella isolates obtained in sentinel hospitals in China, 2005–2014

From: The changing epidemiology of bacillary dysentery and characteristics of antimicrobial resistance of Shigella isolated in China from 2004–2014

Antibiotic

Number of isolates tested

Percentage of resistant isolates (%)

Nalidixic acid

4178

89.13

Ampicillin

4335

88.90

Tetracycline

4247

88.43

Sulfamethoxazole

4223

82.92

Amoxicillin

4060

53.17

Cephalothin

3952

34.82

Gentamicin

4254

34.28

Ciprofloxacin

3583

22.10

Cefotaxime

4247

19.10