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Percentage of Enterococcus species resistant to often-tested antibiotics over 5 years in Kuwait |
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| Antibiotic |
Percentage (%) of resistant isolates in: |
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| 1999 (n = 370) |
2000 (n = 335) |
2001 (n = 322) |
2002 (n = 248) |
2003 (n = 212) |
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| Ampicillin |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| Erythromycin |
59 |
78 |
77 |
75 |
92 |
| Gentamicin |
26 |
36 |
61 |
52 |
98 |
| Nitrofurantoin |
2 |
2 |
2 |
36 |
86 |
| Norfloxacin |
36 |
47 |
47 |
NT |
NT |
| Penicillin |
16 |
38 |
35 |
53 |
85 |
| Teicoplanin |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Vancomycin |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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NT = not tested | |||||
Zhang et al. Globalization and Health 2006 2:6 doi:10.1186/1744-8603-2-6 |
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