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Bacterial pathogen isolation and percentage of antimicrobial resistance, out-patient setting, 2023

Bacterial pathogen isolation and percentage of antimicrobial resistance, out-patient setting, 2023

The presented figures refer to specimens received during the designated quarter.

Throat swab specimens
Organism Drugs Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Beta-haemolytic streptococcus of Lancefield Group A, C & G Penicillin - 0% 0% -
Erythromycin - 100% 100% -
No. 0 1 1 0

 

Sputum specimens
Organism Drugs /
Resistance phenotype
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Streptococcus pneumoniae Penicillin 25% 25% 29% 17%
Erythromycin 75% 100% 71% 50%
Levofloxacin 0% 0% 0% 0%
No. 4 4 7 6
Haemophilus influenzae Ampicillin 45% 52% 59% 64%
Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid 18% 23% 20% 24%
No. 22 88 108 157
Moraxella catarrhalis BL+ 100% 100% 96% 99%
No. 17 26 52 125

 

Urine specimens
Organism Drugs /
Resistance phenotype
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Escherichia coli Ampicillin 61% 62% 63% 63%
Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid 7% 7% 6% 6%
Nitrofurantoin 1% 1% 1% 1%
Co-trimoxazole 25% 30% 30% 30%
Levofloxacin# 38% 36% 36% 35%
ESBL+ 13% 15% 14% 12%
No. 1610 1693 2596 2634
Klebsiella pneumoniae^ Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid 8% 7% 7% 6%
Nitrofurantoin 23% 21% 19% 21%
Co-trimoxazole 13% 12% 12% 11%
Levofloxacin# 6% 8% 7% 7%
ESBL+ 5% 9% 5% 4%
No. 287 307 759 765
Proteus mirabilis^^ Ampicillin 40% 40% 44% 43%
Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid 10% 9% 10% 13%
Co-trimoxazole 34% 30% 36% 37%
Levofloxacin# 21% 12% 17% 16%
No. 208 196 312 382

 

Enteric specimens
Organism Drugs Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Campylobacter spp. Erythromycin 17% 25% 0% 13%
No. 6 4 9 8
Salmonella spp. Ampicillin 33% 44% 46% 47%
Co-trimoxazole 0% 25% 15% 40%
Ciprofloxacin 0% 0% 0% 7%
No. 6 16 13 15
Shigella spp. Ampicillin - - - -
Ciprofloxacin# - - - -
No. 0 0 0 0
Vibrio spp. Tetracycline 0% 0% 8% 0%
No. 1 9 13 4

 

Soft tissue specimens
Organism Drugs Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Staphylococcus aureus Oxacillin
[MRSA]
26% 29% 25% 27%
No. 166 149 150 187

 

Abbreviations:
MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
BL+ = beta-lactamse positive
ESBL+ = extended-spectrum beta-lactamase positive

Klebsiella pneumoniae complex is 100% resistant to ampicillin.
^^Proteus mirabilis is 100% resistant to nitrofurantoin.
#Updated breakpoint according to CLSI document M100 29th edition was implemented from April 2019 onwards.