Table 2.
Percentage of Antimicrobial Agent Resistance Rates Among Nitrofurantoin-Resistant, -Intermediate and -Susceptible E. Faecium Isolates
| Isolates | Resistance Rate (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMP | PEN | CIP | LVX | TCY | ERY | TEC | VAN | LNZ | |
| Resistant (n=322) | 98.8 | 99.4 | 96.6 | 95.3 | 24.8 | 95.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Intermediate (n=143) | 79.0 | 81.8 | 75.5 | 74.8 | 39.2 | 90.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Susceptible (n=168) | 87.5 | 88.1 | 84.5 | 85.1 | 13.7 | 86.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Abbreviations: AMP, ampicillin; PEN, penicillin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; LVX, levofloxacin; TCY, tetracycline; ERY, erythromycin; TEC, teicoplanin; VAN, vancomycin; LNZ, linezolid.