TABLE II. Resistance rates of Shigella strains to ampicillin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole as evaluated by patient .
Antimicrobial drug |
Shigella sonnei
(n = 15) n (%) |
Shigella flexneri
(n = 2) n (%) |
Total (n = 17) n (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Ampicillin | 2/13.3 | 2/100 | 4/23.5 |
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | 13/86.7 | 1/50 | 14/82.4 |