Table 3

Prevalence of co-resistance to penicillin and erythromycin among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates collected during the PROTEKT US study Years 1–4 according to US region


Proportion of isolates (n [%])


Region
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4

North-central
446 (21.2)
385 (17.7)
431 (17.8)
321 (16.1)
Northeast
606 (16.3)
428 (13.5)
471 (13.9)
336 (12.1)
Northwest
55 (13.0)
73 (13.7)
66 (12.1)
42 (9.7)
South-central
381 (26.2)
309 (23.2)
378 (21.9)
204 (15.3)
Southeast
310 (29.2)
309 (22.2)
282 (19.6)
157 (15.3)
Southwest
264 (19.6)
205 (14.5)
152 (11.2)
70 (7.6)
USA total
2,061 (20.4)
1,709 (17.1)
1,780 (16.4)
1,130 (13.3)

Jenkins et al. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2008 7:1   doi:10.1186/1476-0711-7-1