TABLE 3.
Antimicrobial resistance of ARE and ampicillin-susceptible E. faecium isolates
| Antimicrobial agent | No. (%) of strains
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Study A
|
Study B, AREa(n = 40) | ||
| ARE (n = 181) | ASEb(n = 177) | ||
| Imipenem | 180 (99) | 10 (6) | 39 (98) |
| Vancomycin | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Teicoplanin | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Ciprofloxacin | 164 (91) | 25 (14) | 37 (93) |
| Netilmicin | 177 (98) | 163 (92) | 40 (100) |
| Erythromycin | 144 (80) | 80 (45) | 27 (68) |
a
Ampicillin-susceptible enterococci from study B were not analyzed.
b
ASE, ampicillin-susceptible enterococci.