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Table 1 Susceptibility of E. coli, S. aureus , and S. pneumoniae isolates by patient age, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN

From: Comparison of hospital-wide and age and location - stratified antibiograms of S. aureus, E. coli, and S. pneumoniae: age- and location-stratified antibiograms

 

All patients

<18 y

18-64 y

≥65 y

p-value

E. coli

n = 3425

n = 310

n = 1465

n = 165

 

 Ampicillin

55%

48%

55%

56%

0.048

 AMP-SLB

48%

40%

48%

50%

0.01

 Cefazolin

91%

93%

91%

91%

0.47

 Ceftriaxone

96%

96%

96%

98%

0.24

 Gentamicin

91%

95%

92%

90%

0.012

 Ciprofloxacin

77%

94%

81%

71%

<0.001

 TMP-SMX

75%

75%

74%

76%

0.29

 Nitrofurantoin

97%

99%

97%

97%

0.18

S. aureus

N = 3046

N = 409

N = 1552

N = 108

 

 Oxacillin or Cefazolin

67%

78%

70%

59%

<0.001

 Clindamycin

66%

82%

69%

57%

<0.001

 Levofloxacin

68%

90%

73%

52%

<0.001

 TMP-SMX

99%

100%

99%

99%

0.054

S. pneumoniae

N = 499

N = 139

N = 203

N = 157

 

 Penicillin (IV)

98%

97%

98%

99%

0.61

 Penicillin (oral)

58%

45%

60%

67%

0.001

 Ceftriaxone (non-CNS)

98%

96%

98%

99%

0.101

 Ceftriaxone (CNS)

87%

74%

92%

92%

<0.001

 Tetracycline

73%

60%

81%

74%

<0.001

 Erythromycin

52%

37%

60%

54%

<0.001

 Levofloxacin

98%

100%

99%

96%

0.019

 TMP-SMX

65%

51%

69%

75%

<0.001

  1. Years (y); ampicillin-sulbactam (AMP-SLB), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), intravenous (IV), central nervous system (CNS). P-value compares differences across all age groups.