Table 2.

Susceptibility testing of 125 isolated pneumococci stains

Antimicrobial	Susceptible	Intermediate	Resistant
Penicillina	125 (100)	0	0
Erythromycin	80 (64)	0	45 (36)
Lincomycine	82 (65.6)	0	43 (34.4)
Pristinamycine	118 (94.4)	1 (0.8)	6 (4.8)
Chloramphenicol	111 (88.8)	2 (1.6)	12 (9.6)
Tetracyclineb	50 (65.8)	2 (2.6)	24 (31.6)
Levofloxacinc	74 (100)	0	0
Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazoled	53 (45.7)	23 (19.8)	40 (34.5)
Rifampicin	125 (100)	0	0
Vancomycin	125 (100)	0	0

Data are presented as number (%)

^aAccording to current Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute [29] susceptibility breakpoints for penicillin for treatment of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection

^bSusceptibility testing to tetracycline was performed in 76 isolated stains

^cSusceptibility testing to levofloxacin was performed in 74 isolated stains

^dSusceptibility testing to trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole was performed in 116 isolated stains