TABLE 4.
Antimicrobial susceptibilities of pathogens causing lower respiratory tract infectionsa
| Antibiotic % Suscept. |
Penicillin | Ampicillin | Amox/Clav | Oxacillin | Cefuroxime | Ceftriaxone | Cipro | Levo | Erythro | TMP/SMZ | Clindamycin | Linezolid | Vancomycin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | |||||||||||||
| Community N = 176 |
59.1 | –b | – | – | 97.9 | – | 98.6 | 73.4 | 81.3 | 83.1 | 100 | 100 | |
| HCA N = 141 |
43.4 | – | – | – | 95.3 | 97.2 | 58.5 | 83 | 72.9 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Hospital N = 95 |
54.5 | – | – | – | 97.2 | – | 100 | 62.3 | 78.9 | – | 100 | 100 | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | |||||||||||||
| Community N = 227 |
23.6 | – | – | 83.5 | – | – | 81.1 | 65.6 | 66.5 | 99.6 | – | 100 | 100 |
| HCA N = 354 |
17.4 | – | – | 63.9 | – | – | 66.3 | – | 56.8 | – | 57.3 | 100 | 99.4 |
| Hospital N = 403 |
25.9 | – | – | 66 | – | – | 69.4 | – | 57.6 | 98.5 | 59.1 | 100 | 99.8 |
| Citrobacter, Enterobacter, E. coli, Klebsiella | |||||||||||||
| Community N = 371 |
– | 14.9 | 58.4 | 69.2 | 84.3 | 89.9 | – | – | 85 | – | – | – | |
| HCA N = 564 |
– | 8 | 47.9 | 49.4 | 68.7 | 77.5 | – | – | 71.1 | – | – | – | |
| Hospital N = 860 |
– | 6.7 | 49.8 | 51.7 | 70.4 | 82.8 | – | – | 74 | – | – | – | |
a
LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection. Test susceptibility, with ceftriaxone as a reference. Amox/Clav, amoxicillin and clavulonic acid. Cipro, ciprofloxacin. Levo, levofloxacin. Erythro, erythromycin.
b
“–”, means unsusceptible.