Table 1

Resistance prevalence of ten common bacteria to Ciprofloxacin in China, 1994–2000
unit: %
Rank
 Bacter.
1994
 1995
 1996
 1997
 1998
 1999
 2000
 Average Resistance*
 Average Growth Rate*
1
 Escherichia coli (ECO)
53
 49
 60
 61
 60
 63
 62
 59
 3
2
 Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PAE)
9
 10
 7
 18
 13
 17
 18
 13
 17
3
 Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPN)
2
 4
 7
 8
 14
 17
 18
 10
 40
4
 Staphylococci epidermidis (SEP)
22
 33
 34
 35
 41
 40
 46
 36
 9
5
 Staphylococci aureus (SAU)
 MRSA**
 47
 65
 74
 88
 83
 78
 76
 76
 7


MSSA**
 8
 18
 10
 5
 8
 20
 14
 11
 8
6
 Enterococcus faecalis (EFA)
25
 34
 28
 34
 32
 45
 45
 34
 9
7
 Enterobacter cloacae (ECL)
12
 9
 13
 14
 22
 31
 30
 18
 26
8
 Acinetobacter baumannii (ABA)
7
 7
 19
 20
 23
 31
 37
 20
 29
9
 Citrobacter freundii (CFR)
10
 21
 20
 17
 22
 26
 26
 20
 10
10
 Proteus mirabilis (PMI)
8
 2
 13
 2
 5
 14
 12
 7
 10


Mean






28
 15


Median






20
 10

* Based on three-year running averages.

** Staphylococci aureus (SAU) is further grouped as methicillin susceptible staphylococci aureus (MSSA) and methicillin resistant staphylococci aureus (MRSA).

Zhang et al. Globalization and Health 2006 2:6   doi:10.1186/1744-8603-2-6