Table 2.

Susceptibility rates of Streptococcus pyogenes and MIC values (E-test).^*

ANTIBIOTICS	R (%)	I (%)	S (%)	MIC50	MIC90	GEOM MEAN	MIC RANGE
β-lactamins
Penicillin G	0	0	100	0.016	0.023	0.012	0.004–0.032
Cefpodoxime	0	0	100	0.016	0.016	0.016	0.0016–0.023
Cefixime	0	0	100	0.094	0.094	0.071	0.016–0.125
Cefotaxime	0	0	100	0.023	0.023	0.021	0.008–0.047
Ceftriaxone	0	0	100	0.023	0.023	0.023	0.012–0.064
Macrolides
Erythromycin	0	0	100	0.094	0.125	0.079	0.032–0.019
Azythromycin	0	2.5	97.5	0.38	0.5	0.355	0.125–0.75
Phenicols
Chloramphenicol	0	0	100	3	4	0.723	2–4
Fluoroquinolones
Levofloxanine	0	0	100	0.75	0.075	0.738	0.38–2
Glycopeptides
Teicoplanin	0	0	100	0.094	0.094	0.206	0.023–2

^*Susceptibility rates have been interpreted according to CLSI breakpoints.

Abbreviations: R, resistant; I, intermediate; S, susceptible; MIC, minimal inhibitory concentration (mg/L).