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. 2020 Oct 22;11:557404. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.557404

TABLE 4.

Antimicrobial non-susceptibility of major Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes (in order of frequency), 2002–2018.

Agenta % of non-susceptible isolates
PCV7b
PCV13
Non-PCV13
19F 23F 6B 14 9V 3 19A 6A 15A 15B 23A 11A 15C 35B 34
n = 337 n = 292 n = 210 n = 136 n = 42 n = 129 n = 102 n = 56 n = 64 n = 64 n = 56 n = 44 n = 29 n = 25 n = 25
β-lactam
AMC (non-meningitis) 34.2 11.9 10.1 12.1 25.0 1.8 97.8 2.0 14.3 2.0 21.3 8.1 0 0 0
Cefepime (non-meningitis) 37.4 38.3 3.8 21.4 50.0 1.6 67.6 23.2 1.6 25.0 19.6 25.0 17.2 0 4.0
(meningitis) 86.7 87.0 60.5 69.8 90.5 1.6 99.0 55.3 11.0 48.4 21.4 38.6 65.5 36.0 16.0
Cefotaxime (non-meningitis) 31.2 31.2 0.5 14.7 38.1 1.6 62.8 16.1 1.6 23.4 17.9 9.0 17.2 0 4.0
(meningitis) 84.0 83.9 52.4 71.3 88.1 2.4 99.0 57.2 4.7 46.9 21.4 36.4 65.5 32.0 16.0
Ceftriaxone (non-meningitis) 37.7 37.7 1.4 19.9 40.5 1.6 71.6 26.8 3.1 31.3 19.6 22.7 34.5 0 8.0
(meningitis) 88.4 87.7 61.4 73.6 88.1 1.6 99.1 57.2 10.9 56.3 21.4 36.3 65.5 40.0 16.0
Cefuroxime (oral) 94.1 95.6 79.6 80.9 100 1.6 99.0 73.2 82.8 62.5 23.2 38.6 72.4 44.0 28.0
(parenteral) 95.3 96.9 83.3 84.6 100 9.4 99.0 73.2 85.9 62.5 23.2 38.6 72.4 44.0 28.0
Meropenem 86.0 82.2 43.8 69.9 95.2 1.6 99.0 55.4 68.8 56.3 21.4 36.3 69.0 36.0 16.0
Penicillin (oral) 99.7 97.3 92.9 96.3 100 1.6 100 83.9 87.5 85.9 73.2 38.6 96.6 68.0 28.0
(parenteral, non-meningitis) 58.4 45.2 10.5 33.8 50.0 0.8 90.2 25.0 6.2 25.0 17.9 27.3 24.1 0 4.0
(parenteral, meningitis) 99.7 97.3 92.9 96.3 100 1.6 100 83.9 87.5 85.9 91.1 38.7 96.6 68.0 28.0
Non-β-lactam
Chloramphenicol 19.3 72.6 40.0 35.3 31.0 76.7 1.0 62.5 10.9 64.1 8.9 13.6 72.4 12.0 12.0
Clindamycin 63.1 57.6 47.7 83.7 100 80.0 98.0 66.7 98.2 80.5 93.3 90.9 85.7 50.0 37.5
Erythromycin 99.1 96.9 98.6 95.6 97.6 82.2 100 89.3 95.3 92.2 96.4 97.7 100 84.0 52.0
Levofloxacin 10.1 11.0 2.4 5.1 33.3 2.3 0 1.8 3.1 3.1 0 0 6.9 0 4.0
Tetracycline 97.9 95.2 98.6 91.2 90.5 90.0 96.1 92.9 100 95.3 96.4 97.7 100 68.0 72.0
TMP/SMX 97.1 85.9 96.6 57.4 100 1.6 99.0 71.5 6.2 71.9 23.2 84.1 72.4 44.0 28.0

aAmoxicillin/clavulanate (AMC) was not tested in 2008 and clindamycin was not tested in 2002–2006. TMP/SMX, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. b PCV7 serotypes are included in PCV13.