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. 2011 Jun;55(6):2729–2734. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01546-10

Table 3.

Annual percentages of resistant pneumococci in patients with pneumonia and AECOPD

Antibiotic No. (%) of resistant isolates from patients with pneumonia
P value for trenda No. (%) of resistant isolates from patients with AECOPD
P value for trenda
2005 (n = 97) 2006 (n = 104) 2007 (n = 104) 2008 (n = 96) 2005 (n = 96) 2006 (n = 103) 2007 (n = 104) 2008 (n = 95)
Oral benzylpenicillin 18 (18.6) 17 (16.3) 9 (8.7) 10 (10.4) 0.036 21 (21.9) 18 (17.5) 19 (18.3) 23 (24.2)
Parenteral benzylpenicillin 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (1.9) 0 (0) 2 (2.1)
Amoxicillin 2 (2.1) 4 (3.8) 2 (1.9) 0 (0) 2 (2.1) 1 (1) 4 (3.8) 3 (3.2)
Cefotaxime 1 (1) 2 (1.9) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (4.9) 1 (1) 3 (3.2)
Erythromycin 15 (15.5) 12 (11.5) 11 (10.6) 12 (12.5) 17 (17.7) 24 (23.3) 23 (22.1) 15 (15.8)
Azithromycin 15 (15.5) 12 (11.5) 11 (10.6) 12 (12.5) 17 (17.7) 24 (23.3) 23 (22.1) 15 (15.8)
Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Clindamycin 9 (9.3) 7 (6.7) 10 (9.6) 7 (7.3) 15 (15.6) 20 (19.4) 19 (18.3) 9 (9.5)
Tetracycline 15 (15.5) 7 (6.7) 7 (6.7) 8 (8.3) 19 (19.8) 21 (20.4) 20 (19.2) 10 (10.5)
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 20 (20.6) 26 (25) 12 (11.5) 10 (10.4) 0.028 19 (19.8) 20 (19.4) 21 (20.2) 19 (20)
Chloramphenicol 2 (2.1) 0 (0) 1 (1) 1 (1) 5 (5.2) 3 (2.9) 2 (1.9) 0 (0)
Rifampin 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Ciprofloxacin 10 (10.3) 10 (9.6) 4 (3.8) 3 (3.1) 0.015 14 (14.6) 14 (13.6) 4 (3.8) 6 (6.3) 0.009
Levofloxacin 0 (0) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 6 (6.3) 6 (5.8) 1 (1) 3 (3.2)
a

Only statistically significant P values are shown.