Volume 6, Number 3—June 2000
Research
High Prevalence of Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae at a Community Hospital in Oklahoma
Ronald L. Moolenaar*†
, Ronda Pasley-Shaw†, John R. Harkess†, Anthony Lee‡, and James M. Crutcher‡
, Ronda Pasley-Shaw†, John R. Harkess†, Anthony Lee‡, and James M. Crutcher‡
Table 1
Antibiotic-susceptibility test resultsa for 48 isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Hospital A, Oklahoma, October 23, 1997, through February 19, 1998, and retest results from Hospital B
| Hospital A No. (%) | Hospital B No. % | |
|---|---|---|
| Oxacillin disk | ||
| Sensitive | 16/47 (34) | 17/46 (37) |
| Resistant | 31/47 (66) | 29/46 (63) |
| Penicillin | ||
| Sensitive | 17/48 (35) | 18/48 (38) |
| Intermediate | 8/48 (17) | 16/48 (33) |
| Resistant | 23/48 (48) | 14/48 (29) |
| Ceftriaxone | ||
| Sensitive | not performed | 37/48 (77) |
| Intermediate | 7/48 (15) | |
| Resistant | 4/48 (8) | |
| Cefotaxime | ||
| Sensitive | 25/48 (52) | not performed |
| Intermediate | 10/48 (21) | |
| Resistant | 13/48 (27) | |
| Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | ||
| Sensitive | 18/47 (38) | 16/47 (34) |
| Intermediate | 6/47 (13) | 2/47 (4) |
| Resistant |
23/47 (49) |
29/47 (62) |
| aBy E-test and oxacillin disc. | ||
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