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Table 5 Differences on the distribution of strains that were non-susceptible to antibiotics in CC271 and the others

From: Genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of Streptococcus pneumoniae from community-acquired pneumonia patients and healthy asymptomatic participants in Sichuan province, China

Antimicrobial agentsa Asymptomatic carriers (n = 52) CAP carriers (n = 31)
CC271, n (%) Others, n (%) P valuesb CC271, n (%) Others, n (%) P valuesb
ERY 6 (100) 46 (100) – 15 (100) 6 (100) –
CLI 6 (100) 46 (100) – 15 (100) 6 (100) –
SXT 6 (100) 38 (82.6) 0.573 15 (100) 6 (100) 0.043
TET 6 (100) 34 (73.9) 0.316 15 (100) 6 (100) 1.000
CXM 6 (100) 19 (41.3) 0.002 14 (93.3) 6 (100) 0.009
CHL 0 (0.0) 5 (10.9) 1.000 2 (13.3) 0 (0.0) 0.600
CEF 4 (66.7) 1 (2.2) 0.000 8 (53.3) 4 (66.7) 0.015
PEN 6 (100) 31 (67.4) 0.165 14 (93.3) 6 (100) 0.015
CRO (Non-meningitis) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) – 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0.484
MER 3 (50.0) 2 (4.4) 0.043 4 (26.7) 3 (50.0) 0.008
CFP (Non-meningitis) 4 (66.7) 0 (0.0) 0.037 6 (40.0) 4 (66.7) 0.000
MOX 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) – 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) –
LEV 0 (0.0) 1 (2.2) 1.000 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) –
VAN 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) – 2 (13.3) 0 (0.0) 0.226
RIF 0 (0.0) 1 (2.2) 1.000 3 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0.101
AMPC/CVA (Non-meningitis) 1 (16.7) 0 (0.0) 0.115 1 (6.7) 1 (16.7) 1.000
LIN 1 (16.7) 1 (2.2) 0.219 2 (13.3) 1 (16.7) 0.226
  1. aERY erythromycin, CLI clindamycin, SXT trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, TET tetracycline, CXM cefuroxime, CHL chloramphenicol, CEF cefotaxime, PEN penicillin, CRO ceftriaxone, MER meropenem, CFP cefepime, MOX moxifloxacin, LEV levofloxacin, VAN vancomycin, RIF rifampicin, AMPC/CVA amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, LIN linezolid
  2. bFisher’s Exact Test was used
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