TABLE 3.
Demographic and antibiotic resistance characterizations of the isolates of the 23F clone
| Isolate | Serotype | Place | Date | Patient age (yr) | Diagnosis | Penicillin MIC (μg/ml) | Resistance toa:
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| SXT | ERY | CHL | CLI | TET | |||||||
| FC0527 | 23F | Halifax | 1997 | <1 | Pneumonia | 2 | r | s | r | s | r |
| FC0536 | 23F | Vancouver | 1996 | 8 | Bacteremia | >2 | r | r | r | s | r |
| FC0672 | 23F | Quebec | 1998 | <1 | Pneumonia | 2 | r | s | r | s | r |
| FC0677 | 23F | Winnipeg | 1997 | <1 | Bacteremia | 1 | r | s | r | s | r |
| FC0693 | 23F | St. Justine (Montreal) | 1997 | <1 | Meningitis | >2 | r | s | r | s | r |
| FC0694 | 23F | St. Justine (Montreal) | 1997 | <1 | Meningitis | 2 | r | s | r | s | r |
| FC0695 | 23F | St. Justine (Montreal) | 1996 | 2 | Pneumonia | 2 | r | r | r | r | s |
| FC0696 | 23F | Edmonton | 1996 | 6 | Pneumonia | 2 | r | s | r | s | s |
| FC0682 | 14 | Calgary | 1997 | <1 | Septic arthritis | 1 | r | r | s | s | s |
| FC0683 | 14 | Calgary | 1995 | 1 | Pneumonia | 2 | r | r | r | s | s |
a
SXT, trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole; Ery, erythromycin; CHL, chloramphenicol; CLI, clindamycin; TET, tetracycline; r, resistant; s, susceptible.