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. 2019 Jan 31;12:345–358. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S187063

Table 4.

Comparison of the five alternative antibiotics with the standard regimens as reported by Miftahussurur et al18

Island n Resistant regimens (%)
CAM AMX MNZ TCN LVX FUR SIT GAR RFX RIF

Total 76 7 (9.1) 4 (5.2) 36 (46.7) 2 (2.6) 24 (31.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (6.5) 27 (35.5) 0 (0.0)
Bali 6 1 (16.7) 0 (0.0) 2 (33.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (16.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (50.0) 0 (0.0)
Java 13 3 (23.0) 0 (0.0) 7 (46.1) 2 (15.4) 7 (53.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (15.4) 4 (30.7) 0 (0.0)
Kalimantan 5 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (20.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (20.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (60.0) 0 (0.0)
Papua 7 1 (14.3) 1 (14.3) 3 (42.9) 0 (0.0) 2 (28.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (28.5) 0 (0.0)
Sulawesi 13 1 (7.7) 1 (7.7) 4 (30.8) 0 (0.0) 2 (15.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 6 (46.1) 0 (0.0)
Sumatera 18 1 (5.6) 1 (5.6) 16 (88.9) 0 (0.0) 8 (44.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (16.7) 3 (16.7) 0 (0.0)
Timor 14 0 (0.0) 1 (7.1) 3 (21.4) 0 (0.0) 3 (21.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 6 (42.8) 0 (0.0)

Abbreviations: AMX, amoxicillin; CAM, clarithromycin; FUR, furazolidone; GAR, garenoxacin; LVX, levofloxacin; MNZ, metronidazole; RFX, rifaximin; RIF, rifabutin; SIT, sitafloxacin; TCN, tetracycline.