Table 2.
Antimicrobial susceptibility profile for S. pneumoniae isolates collected from children in Ardabil, Iran
| Isolates N= 43 n (%) | Antibiotic resistance pattern | Antibiotic types n | Antibiotic class n | Total a n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(2.32) | - | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.32) |
| 1(2.32) | P | 1 | 1 | 2 (4.65) |
| 1(2.32) | SXT | 1 | 1 | |
| 5(11.62) | SXT, P | 2 | 2 | 8 (18.60) |
| 1(2.32) | AZM, P | 2 | 2 | |
| 2(4.65) | E, AZM, P | 3 | 2 | |
| 1(2.32) | SXT, C, P | 3 | 3 | 13 (30.20) |
| 1(2.32) | DA, TE, P | 3 | 3 | |
| 11(25.56) | SXT, E, AZM, P | 4 | 3 | |
| 1(2.32) | SXT, E, C, P | 4 | 4 | 7 (16.26) |
| 1(2.32) | SXT, C, AZM, P | 4 | 4 | |
| 1(2.32) | SXT, DA, TE, P | 4 | 4 | |
| 4(9.30) | SXT, E, TE, AZM, P | 5 | 4 | |
| 5 (11.61) | SXT, E, TE, C, AZM, P | 6 | 5 | 12 (27.90) |
| 3(6.97) | SXT, DA, E, TE, AZM, P | 6 | 5 | |
| 4(9.30) | SXT, DA, E, TE, AZM, P | 6 | 5 |
a
Total number of isolates resistant to same number of antibiotic class
Levofloxacin (LEV, 5μg), trimethoprim (SXT, 25μg), clindamycin (DA, 2μg), erythromycin (E, 15μg), tetracycline (TE, 35μg), chloramphenicol (C, 35μg), azithromycin (AZM, 15μg), penicillin (determined using oxacillin disk, 1μg), vancomycin (VA, 35μg), rifampin (RA, 5μg)