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Table 5 Percent antibiotic susceptibility of gram-positive bacteria (S. aureus, S. pneumoniae, Enterococcus spp.) during 2015/2016 compared to corresponding susceptibility results in 2011/2013a

From: A compilation of antimicrobial susceptibility data from a network of 13 Lebanese hospitals reflecting the national situation during 2015–2016

Antibiotic

S. aureus

S. pneumoniae

Enterococcus spp.

2011/2013 N (%S)

2015/2016 N (%S)

OR (95% CI)

P

2011/2013 N (%S)

2015/2016 N (%S)

OR (95% CI)

P

2011/2013 N (%S)

2015/2016 N (%S)

OR (95% CI)

P

Ampicillin

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3847 (84%)

3760 (75%)

0.57 (0.51–0.64)

0.0001

Clindamycin

4359 (83%)

6452 (81%)

0.87 (0.79–0.96)

0.01

588 (76%)

584 (75%)

0.95 (0.73–1.24)

1

NA

NA

NA

NA

Erythromycin

4890 (76%)

6304 (73%)

0.85 (0.78–0.93)

0.0004

544 (63%)

584 (65%)

1.09 (0.86–1.39)

1

NA

NA

NA

NA

Levofloxacin

2297 (84%)

2873 (72%)

0.49 (0.43–0.56)

0.0001

483 (91%)

584 (99%)

1.07 (0.72–1.40)

1

NA

NA

NA

NA

Oxacillin

4752 (73%)

6452 (72%)

0.95 (0.87–1.03)

0.25

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Tigecycline

492 (99%)

1788 (99%)

1.03 (0.33–2.63)

0.985

NA

NA

NA

NA

723 (99%)

1022 (99%)

0.10 (0.35–1.64)

0.983

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole

4604 (91%)

6437 (88%)

0.73 (0.64–0.82)

0.0001

296 (53%)

398 (55%)

1.08 (0.80–1.47)

1

NA

NA

NA

NA

Vancomycin

4890 (100%)

6452 (100%)

1.32 (0.03–1.47)

0.819

NA

NA

NA

NA

4145 (99%)

3760 (98%)

0.49 (0.33–0.72)

0.0003

  1. KEY = CI confidence interval, N Number of isolates tested in each bacteria/antibiotic combination, NA not available, OR Odds Ratio, S Susceptibility, % percent
  2. P < 0.05 is considered statistically significant
  3. aThe 2011/2013 data are taken from: Chamoun K, Farah M, Araj G, et al. Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Lebanese hospitals: retrospective nationwide compiled data. Int J Infect Dis. 2016;46:64–70