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Table 4 Resistant rate of common pathogens in children with AH (%)

From: Risk factors and antibiotic sensitivity of aerobic bacteria in Chinese children with adenoid hypertrophy

Antimicrobial agents

Sensitive/resistant (resistant rate)

H. influenzaea

(n = 114)

S. aureusb

(n = 28)

S. pneumoniae

(n = 23)

Ampicillin

46/68 (59.6)

  

Cefepime

114/0 (0)

  

Imipenem

114/0 (0)

  

Meropenem

114/0 (0)

 

23/0 (0)

Azithromycin

114/0 (0)

21/7 (25)

 

Aztreonam

114/0 (0)

  

Chloromycetin

114/0 (0)

19/9 (32.1)

23/0 (0)

Tetracycline

114/0 (0)

  

Ceftazidime

114/0 (0)

  

Cefuroxime

62/52 (45.6)

  

Rifampin

114/0 (0)

28/0 (0)

 

Cotrimoxazole

45/69 (60.5)

21/7 (25)

3/20 (87)

Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid

59/55 (48.2)

 

10/13 (56.5)

Penicillin

 

5/23 (82.1)

10/13 (56.5)

Ceftriaxone

  

0 (0)

Cefotaxime

  

0 (0)

Levofloxacin

 

25/3 (10.7)

0 (0)

Ofloxacin

  

0 (0)

Moxifloxacin

 

0 (0)

0 (0)

Erythromycin

 

15/13 (46.4)

0/23 (100)

Vancomycin

 

28/0 (0)

23/0 (0)

Linezolid

 

28/0 (0)

23/0 (0)

Oxacillin

 

22/6 (21.4)

 

Ceftaroline

 

0 (0)

 

Gentamicin

 

0 (0)

 

Clindamycin

 

19/9 (32.1)

 
  1. aIncluding 51 strains of β-lactamase producing H. influenzae
  2. bIncluding 2 strains of methicillin-resistant S. aureus
  3. AH Adenoid hypertrophy, H. influenzae Haemophilus influenzae, S. aureus Staphylococcus aureus, S. pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae