Volume 5, Number 6—December 1999
Synopsis
Antimicrobial Resistance with Streptococcus pneumoniae in the United States, 1997–98
Gary V. Doern
, Angela B. Brueggemann, Holly Huynh, Elizabeth Wingert, and Paul Rhomberg
, Angela B. Brueggemann, Holly Huynh, Elizabeth Wingert, and Paul Rhomberg
Table 5
Resistance rates of selected antimicrobial drugs, by study center
| Medical center and location | No. of | Pencillin | Ceftriaxone | Erythromycin | Tetrcycline | Chloramphenicol | TMP/SMX | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| isolates | % I | % R | % I | % R | % I | % R | % I | % R | % I | % R | % I | % R | |
| Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Seattle, WA | 50 | 26.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 | -- | 10.0 | 8.0 | 34.0 |
| Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR | 24 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | -- | 0.0 | 4.2 | 25.0 |
| UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA | 47 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 2.1 | 14.9 | -- | 6.4 | 6.4 | 19.1 |
| UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA | 55 | 27.3 | 14.5 | 20.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 20.0 | -- | 10.9 | 25.5 | 21.8 |
| Pathology Medical Laboratories, San Diego, CA | 51 | 15.7 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 0.0 | 11.8 | -- | 2.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT | 53 | 13.2 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | – | 5.7 | 13.2 | 20.8 |
| Denver Health, Denver, CO | 26 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 11.5 | -- | 11.5 | 3.8 | 15.4 |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ | 64 | 11.1 | 29.6 | 24.1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 35.2 | 0.0 | 20.4 | -- | 5.6 | 11.1 | 38.9 |
| University Hospital, Albuquerque, NM | 51 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 0.0 | 7.8 | -- | 3.9 | 9.8 | 11.8 |
| Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX | 48 | 39.6 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 43.8 | 2.1 | 22.9 | -- | 14.6 | 20.8 | 41.7 |
| Parkland Health & Hospital System, Dallas, TX | 36 | 19.4 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 27.8 | 0.0 | 22.2 | -- | 11.1 | 16.7 | 22.2 |
| Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN | 48 | 16.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 2.1 | 10.4 | -- | 6.3 | 10.4 | 16.7 |
| University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA | 49 | 16.3 | 22.4 | 16.3 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 22.4 | 0.0 | 20.4 | -- | 12.2 | 14.3 | 22.4 |
| Children’s Hospital, Milwaukee, WI | 55 | 12.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 5.5 | -- | 3.6 | 12.7 | 14.5 |
| Evanston Hospital, Evanston, IL | 35 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 5.7 | -- | 0.0 | 5.7 | 8.6 |
| Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL | 41 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 19.5 | 0.0 | 17.1 | -- | 7.3 | 2.4 | 19.5 |
| Clarian Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN | 55 | 18.2 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 16.4 | 0.0 | 7.3 | -- | 3.6 | 10.9 | 12.7 |
| Washington University, St. Louis, MO | 55 | 12.7 | 16.4 | 14.5 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 0.0 | 9.1 | -- | 5.5 | 18.2 | 12.7 |
| Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI | 60 | 21.7 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | -- | 6.7 | 15.0 | 10.0 |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH | 60 | 10.0 | 13.3 | 11.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 1.7 | 10.0 | -- | 6.7 | 11.7 | 15.0 |
| Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA | 42 | 7.1 | 14.3 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 7.1 | -- | 4.8 | 2.4 | 9.5 |
| Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA | 49 | 30.6 | 8.2 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.4 | 0.0 | 20.4 | -- | 12.2 | 10.2 | 14.3 |
| SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY | 50 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | -- | 6.0 | 12.0 | 8.0 |
| University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY | 50 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | -- | 6.0 | 8.0 | 14.0 |
| Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY | 53 | 18.9 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 7.5 | -- | 5.7 | 5.7 | 7.5 |
| Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH | 50 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | -- | 6.0 | 6.0 | 22.0 |
| Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT | 51 | 17.6 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 7.8 | -- | 2.0 | 11.8 | 17.6 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA | 41 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 0.0 | 9.8 | -- | 2.4 | 7.3 | 9.8 |
| Children’s Hospital, Washington, DC | 28 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 17.9 | -- | 3.6 | 7.1 | 28.6 |
| University of North Carolina Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC | 49 | 22.4 | 34.7 | 26.5 | 14.3 | 2.0 | 36.7 | 0.0 | 20.4 | -- | 16.3 | 16.3 | 46.9 |
| Dekalb Medical Center, Decatur, GA | 52 | 32.7 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 26.9 | 0.0 | 17.3 | -- | 7.7 | 3.8 | 28.8 |
| University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, KY | 48 | 22.9 | 10.4 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 6.3 | -- | 2.1 | 6.3 | 18.8 |
| University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL | 58 | 17.2 | 24.1 | 17.2 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 37.9 | 0.0 | 13.8 | -- | 13.8 | 12.1 | 39.7 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL | 27 | 18.5 | 33.3 | 25.9 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 29.6 | 0.0 | 29.6 | -- | 25.9 | 7.4 | 48.1 |
I, intermediate resistance; R, resistant; TMP/SMX, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
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