Table 3

Non-susceptibilities of Streptococcus pneumoniae (SPN) in U.S. communities, 1997–2002

Unit: %

Antibiotic
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Average Resistance
Average Growth Rate

Penicillin
25
24
27
28
26
21
25
2
Cefotaxime
13
14
17
18
16
12
15
-1
Erythromycin
15
15
21
22
19
17
18
4
TMP/Sulfa
29
29
32
32
30
25
30
-3
Levofloxacin
n/a
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.7
0.5
0.4
39
Vancomycin
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
8

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