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Table 3 Non-susceptibilities of Streptococcus pneumoniae (SPN) in U.S. communities, 1997–2002

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

Unit: %

Antibiotic

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Average Resistance

Average Growth Rate

Penicillin

25

24

27

28

26

21

25

2

Cefotaxime

13

14

17

18

16

12

15

-1

Erythromycin

15

15

21

22

19

17

18

4

TMP/Sulfa

29

29

32

32

30

25

30

-3

Levofloxacin

n/a

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.7

0.5

0.4

39

Vancomycin

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

8