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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, January to May 1, 2002*
Before proceeding to the table, the following items should be noted.
 
*389 reported cases of invasive pneumococcal disease with onset or diagnosis in 2002.
 
The text of the table follows.

Antibiotic Penicillin, Number of Isolates Tested 287, Susceptible [n (%)] 226 (78), Intermediate [n(%)] 42 (15), Resistant [n(%)] 19 (7)
Antibiotic Ceftriaxone, Number of Isolates Tested 174, Susceptible [n (%)] 161 (92), Intermediate [n(%)] 13 (8), Resistant [n(%)] 0 (0)
Antibiotic Vancomycin, Number of Isolates Tested 194, Susceptible [n (%)] 194 (100), Intermediate [n(%)] 0, Resistant [n(%)] 0
Antibiotic Erythromycin, Number of Isolates Tested 203, Susceptible [n (%)] 174 (86), Intermediate [n(%)] 2 (1), Resistant [n(%)] 27 (13)
Antibiotic Clindamycin, Number of Isolates Tested 77, Susceptible [n (%)] 73 (95), Intermediate [n(%)] 1 (1), Resistant [n(%)] 3 (4)
Antibiotic Levofloxacin, Number of Isolates Tested 159, Susceptible [n (%)] 157 (99), Intermediate [n(%)] 2 (1), Resistant [n(%)] 0 (0)

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