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Table HKAH-SR. Antibiogram for common bacterial isolates, Hong Kong Adventist Hospital-Stubbs Road, 2017



Table HKAH-SR. Antibiogram for common bacterial isolates, Hong Kong Adventist Hospital-Stubbs Road, 2017
  1. Overall prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) was 22% for Klebsiella species and 23% for E. coli.
  2. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is 16%, and CA-MRSA is 3%.

* This is according to the non-meningitis breakpoint at MIC2 µg/mL; the data for meningitis breakpoint IV penicillin, MIC 0.06, is not available for 2017.
^ This is according to the non-meningitis breakpoint at MIC1 µg/mL; the data for meningitis breakpoint IV ceftriaxone, MIC 0.5, is not available for 2017.
# In S.pneumoniae, resistance to azithromycin and clarithromycin can be predicted by testing erythromycin (CLSI-M100-S27).

Indicate 10% or more increase in resistant rate compared to 2015 figures.
Indicate 10% or more reduction in resistant rate compared to 2015 figures.