Table 3: antibiotic susceptibility profile of Streptococcus pneumonia tested against some commonly prescribed antibiotics in Abeokuta, Nigeria |
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Age |
Diagnosis |
Sample |
Susceptibility |
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Susceptible |
Resistant |
2yrs |
Sepsis |
Blood |
Ery, Tet, Gen |
Amox, Amox/clav |
6mths |
Meningitis |
C,S,F |
Ery, Amox, Amox/clav |
Tet, Gen |
1wk |
Sepsis |
Blood |
Amox, Amox/clav, Gen |
Tet |
1yr |
Meningitis |
C.S.F |
Gen, Ery, Amox/clav |
Tet, Amox |
5yrs |
Pneumonia |
Throat swab |
Gen, Ery, Amox/clav |
Tet, Amox |
11yrs |
Pneumonia |
Aspirate |
Amox, Amox/clav, Ery |
Tet, Gen |
8yrs |
Pneumonia |
Aspirate |
Gen, Ery, Amox/clav |
Amox, Tet |
9mths |
Sepsis |
Blood |
Gen, Amox/clav |
Ery, Tet, Amox |
19yrs |
Pneumonia |
Aspirate |
Amox/clav |
Gen, Ery, Tet, Amox |
Keys: Ery- Erythromycin, Tet-Tetracycline, Gen-Gentamycin, Amox-Amoxcillin, Amox/clav-Amoxicillin/clavunalate. NB: Antibiotics tested include Amox/clav 30μg, Erythromycin (25μg), Amoxicillin (25μg), Tetracyclie (30μg), Cotrimaxole (25μg), Gentamycin (10μg) produced by (Abtek biologicals UK.) |