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Table 4 Pooled antibiotic resistance rates of Streptococcus pneumoniae among Chinese children

From: Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive diseases in China: a meta-analysis

Antibiotics

Included studies

Positive cases

Total cases

Rate(%) (95% CI)

Penicillin

9

488

1345

32.0 (12.1–51.9)

Amoxicillin clavulanic acid

5

199

1026

16.1 (2.1–30.0)

Amoxicillin

2

61

159

37.5 (27.6–47.4)

Ceftriaxone

7

239

1216

14.7 (6.1–23.3)

Chloramphenicol

7

129

910

11.4 (7.2–15.6)

Erythromycin

10

1259

1396

94.4 (90.7–98.1)

Clindamycin

8

1066

1204

92.3 (87.4–97.3)

Sulfamethoxazole

10

1052

1396

74.4 (64.5–84.4)

Tetracycline

9

1098

1335

83.7 (75.1–92.2)

PNSP

10

693

1396

74.6 (23.3–71.9)

  1. PNSP Penicillin-Non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumonia