TABLE 2.

Frequency of mefE and ermB in macrolide-resistant S. pneumoniae isolates from children versus those from adults

Group	No. (%) of isolates that were:
	mefE+	ermB+	Neither
Alabama adults (n = 89)	45 (50.6)	44 (49.4)	0
Alabama children (n = 52)	33 (63.5)	17 (32.7)	2 (3.8)
South Carolina children (n = 46)	40 (87)	5 (10.9)	1 (2.2)
Tennessee children (n = 11)	7 (63.6)	4 (36.4)	0
Total pediatric isolates (n = 109)	80 (73.4)	26 (23.9)	3 (2.2)
Total isolates (n = 198)	125 (63.1)	70 (35.4)	3 (1.5)