Table 3. Major Resistant Organisms Encountered |
|
Organism |
Resistance
to: |
Mechanism |
Rate of
Resistance |
|
Haemophilus influenzae |
Ampicillin |
Beta-lactamase |
22 |
|
Moraxilla
catarrhalis |
Penicillins,
some Cephalosporins |
Beta-lactamase |
82 |
|
Streptococcus
pneumoniae |
Penicillin |
Altered
PBPs |
4 |
|
Salmonella
spp. |
Ampicillin |
Beta-lactamase |
32 |
|
Shigella
spp. |
Ampicillin |
Beta-lactamase |
27 |
|
Campylobacter
intestinalis |
Fluoroquinolones
gyrase |
Altered
DNA |
5 |
|
Escherichia |
Ampicillin
TMP/SMX |
Beta-lactamase |
32 8 |
|
Neisseria
gonorrhoeae |
|
Beta-lactamase |
44 |