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Table 9 Percentage of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to often-tested antibiotics over 5 years in Kuwait

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

Antibiotic

Percentage (%) of resistant isolates in:

 

1999 (n = 648)

2000 (n = 595)

2001 (n = 484)

2002 (n = 420)

2003 (n = 286)

Ampicillin

96

100

98

96

98

Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid

6

33

27

22

29

Cephalexin

33

30

25

36

34

Ciprofloxacin

10

35

30

45

50

Clindamycin

18

24

20

20

27

Cloxacillin

23

24

9

22

17

Erythromycin

38

34

26

28

27

Fusidic acid

NA

20

19

64

27

Gentamicin

25

21

16

24

27

Methicillin

23

24

9

22

17

Penicillin

95

95

99

96

99

Teicoplanin

0

0

0

0

0

TMP/SMX

24

27

31

18

94

Vancomycin

0

0

0

0

0