TABLE 2.
Susceptibilities of the S. pneumoniae isolates categorized by penicillin susceptibility
| Drug | No. (%) of isolates that were penicillin
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|---|---|---|---|
| Susceptible (n = 187) | Intermediate (n = 136) | Resistant (n = 76) | |
| Ceftriaxone | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (4) |
| Erythromycin | 19 (10) | 111 (82) | 71 (93) |
| Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazolea | 19 (13) | 24 (34) | 26 (51) |
| Chloramphenicol | 35 (19) | 67 (49) | 55 (72) |
| Tetracycline | 147 (79) | 103 (76) | 30 (40) |
| Three or more antibiotic groupsab | 11 (8) | 28 (39) | 44 (86) |
a
Results for susceptibility testing of 263 isolates.
b
Multidrug-resistant isolates.