Table 2 Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of pneumococci from Ugandan children with HbSS
HbSS | No HbSS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antimicrobial | Susceptible (%) | Intermediate (%) | Resistant (%) | Susceptible (%) | Intermediate (%) | Resistant (%) |
Penicillin | - | - | 27 (100) | - | 38 (100) | - |
SXT | - | 1 (3) | 26 (97) | - | 5 (7) | 18 (26) |
Chloramphenicol | 26 (97) | - | 1 (3) | 16 (23) | 2 (3) | 5 (7) |
Erythromycin | 26 (97) | - | 1 (3) | 19 (27) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) |
Rifampin | 27 (100) | - | - | 23 (33) | - | - |
Cefriaxone | 27 (100) | - | - | 23 (33) | - | - |
Perfloxacin | 17 (100) | - | - | 23 (33) | - | - |