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Table 1 Resistance prevalence of ten common bacteria to Ciprofloxacin in China, 1994–2000

From: Antibiotic resistance as a global threat: Evidence from China, Kuwait and the United States

unit: %

Rank

Bacter.

 

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

Average Resistance*

Average Growth Rate*

1

Escherichia coli (ECO)

 

53

49

60

61

60

63

62

59

3

2

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PAE)

 

9

10

7

18

13

17

18

13

17

3

Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPN)

 

2

4

7

8

14

17

18

10

40

4

Staphylococci epidermidis (SEP)

 

22

33

34

35

41

40

46

36

9

5

Staphylococci aureus (SAU)

MRSA**

47

65

74

88

83

78

76

76

7

  

MSSA**

8

18

10

5

8

20

14

11

8

6

Enterococcus faecalis (EFA)

 

25

34

28

34

32

45

45

34

9

7

Enterobacter cloacae (ECL)

 

12

9

13

14

22

31

30

18

26

8

Acinetobacter baumannii (ABA)

 

7

7

19

20

23

31

37

20

29

9

Citrobacter freundii (CFR)

 

10

21

20

17

22

26

26

20

10

10

Proteus mirabilis (PMI)

 

8

2

13

2

5

14

12

7

10

  

Mean

       

28

15

  

Median

       

20

10

  1. * Based on three-year running averages.
  2. ** Staphylococci aureus (SAU) is further grouped as methicillin susceptible staphylococci aureus (MSSA) and methicillin resistant staphylococci aureus (MRSA).