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Office of Infectious Disease Services

 Arizona Department of Health Services

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Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns among Reported 
Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates
Arizona, 2000*
Before proceeding to the table, the following items should be noted.
 
*833 reported cases of invasive pneumococcal disease with onset or diagnosis in 2000.
 
The text of the table follows.

Antibiotic Oxacillin, Number of Isolates Tested 106, Susceptible [n (%)] 81 (76), Intermediate [n(%)] not applicable, Resistant [n(%)] 25 (24)
Antibiotic Penicillin, Number of Isolates Tested 483, Susceptible [n (%)] 344 (71), Intermediate [n(%)] 83 (17), Resistant [n(%)] 56 (12)
Antibiotic Ceftriaxone, Number of Isolates Tested 336, Susceptible [n (%)] 314 (93), Intermediate [n(%)] 15 (4), Resistant [n(%)] 7 (2)
Antibiotic Vancomycin, Number of Isolates Tested 369, Susceptible [n (%)] 369 (100), Intermediate [n(%)] 0, Resistant [n(%)] 0
Antibiotic Erythromycin, Number of Isolates Tested 306, Susceptible [n (%)] 248 (81), Intermediate [n(%)] 2 (1), Resistant [n(%)] 56 (18)
Antibiotic Levofloxacin, Number of Isolates Tested 208, Susceptible [n (%)] 201 (97), Intermediate [n(%)] 4 (2), Resistant [n(%)] 3 (1)

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