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Percentage of Staphylococcus aureus 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 = 648) |
2000 (n = 595) |
2001 (n = 484) |
2002 (n = 420) |
2003 (n = 286) |
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| Ampicillin |
96 |
100 |
98 |
96 |
98 |
| Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid |
6 |
33 |
27 |
22 |
29 |
| Cephalexin |
33 |
30 |
25 |
36 |
34 |
| Ciprofloxacin |
10 |
35 |
30 |
45 |
50 |
| Clindamycin |
18 |
24 |
20 |
20 |
27 |
| Cloxacillin |
23 |
24 |
9 |
22 |
17 |
| Erythromycin |
38 |
34 |
26 |
28 |
27 |
| Fusidic acid |
NA |
20 |
19 |
64 |
27 |
| Gentamicin |
25 |
21 |
16 |
24 |
27 |
| Methicillin |
23 |
24 |
9 |
22 |
17 |
| Penicillin |
95 |
95 |
99 |
96 |
99 |
| Teicoplanin |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TMP/SMX |
24 |
27 |
31 |
18 |
94 |
| Vancomycin |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Zhang et al. Globalization and Health 2006 2:6 doi:10.1186/1744-8603-2-6 |
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