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Table 5 Pooled antibiotic resistance rates of Streptococcus pneumoniae among Chinese children under 5 years old

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

3

407

834

45.1 (18.5–71.7)

Amoxicillin clavulanic acid

3

195

834

23.3 (20.4–26.2)

Ceftriaxone

3

211

834

22.5 (15.3–29.7)

Chloramphenicol

1

79

451

17.5 (14.0–21.0)

Erythromycin

3

713

834

87.8 (74.8–99.3)

Clindamycin

3

705

834

84.2 (71.2–97.1)

Sulfamethoxazole

3

660

834

83.9 (68.6–99.2)

Tetracycline

2

631

773

78.9 (45.6–99.3)

PNSP

3

520

834

60.0 (17.2–89.4)

  1. PNSP Penicillin-Non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae