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Table 3 The resistance of antibiotic among all the S. pneumoniae

From: Prevalence and serotype distribution of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in China: a meta-analysis

Antibiotic

No. of studies

Total no. of included strains

No. of included strains with antibiotic resistant

Resistant rate(%) (95%CI)

I 2

P

P value of Egger’s test

P value of Egger’s test

Penicillin

20

2105

541

28.9(20.4, 37.4)

69.9

0.000

0.147

0.298

Cefaclor

6

499

463

65.8(51.2, 80.4)

91.6

0.000

0.434

0.462

Ceftriaxone

8

771

90

19.4(9.2, 29.5)

96.9

0.000

0.175

0.266

Levofloxacin

13

1175

159

2.5(0.3, 4.6)

70.2

0.009

0.226

0.602

Erythromycin

14

1635

1185

65.9(57.0, 74.9)

93.6

0.000

0.131

0.108

Clindamycin

9

878

675

64.0(45.5, 82.5)

96.2

0.000

0.247

0.221

Tetracycline

12

1334

967

67.1(33.8,96.4)

99.7

0.000

0.249

0.548

Cotrimoxazole

13

1524

1103

64.5(51.2, 77.8)

96.7

0.000

1.000

0.704

Chloromycetin

13

1524

360

24.1(16.7, 31.5)

91.8

0.000

0.039

0.019