Table 9.
Percentage of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to often-tested antibiotics over 5 years in Kuwait
| Antibiotic | Percentage (%) of resistant isolates in: | ||||
| 1999 (n = 648) | 2000 (n = 595) | 2001 (n = 484) | 2002 (n = 420) | 2003 (n = 286) | |
| Ampicillin | 96 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 98 |
| Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid | 6 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 29 |
| Cephalexin | 33 | 30 | 25 | 36 | 34 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 10 | 35 | 30 | 45 | 50 |
| Clindamycin | 18 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 27 |
| Cloxacillin | 23 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 17 |
| Erythromycin | 38 | 34 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
| Fusidic acid | NA | 20 | 19 | 64 | 27 |
| Gentamicin | 25 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 27 |
| Methicillin | 23 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 17 |
| Penicillin | 95 | 95 | 99 | 96 | 99 |
| Teicoplanin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TMP/SMX | 24 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 94 |
| Vancomycin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |