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Table 2 Categorization of antimicrobial resistance to 10 antimicrobial agents in 57 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates at Addis Ababa city and Amhara National Region State Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia, 2018–2019

From: Antimicrobial resistance profile and multidrug resistance patterns of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from patients suspected of pneumococcal infections in Ethiopia

Antibiotics

Sensitive

N(%)

Intermediate

N(%)

Resistant

N (%)

Penicillin G (PEN)

32 (56.1)

15 (26.3)

10 (17.5)

Cefotaxime (CTX)

54 (94.7)

2 (3.5)

1(1.8)

Ceftriaxone (CRO)

54 (94.7)

2 (3.5)

1(1.8)

Erythromycin (ERY)

23 (40.4)

0

34 (59.6)

Clindamycin (CD)

46 (80.7)

1(1.8)

10 (17.5)

Tetracycline (TET)

33 (57.9)

2 (3.5)

22 (38.6)

Chloramphenicol (CHL)

47 (82.5)

0

10 (17.5)

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (SXT)

43 (75.4)

0

14 (24.6)

Norfloxacin (NOR)

55 (96.5)

NA

2 (3.5)

Oxacillin (OXA)

35 (61.4)

NA

22 (38.6)

  1. NA Not applicable, N Number