Table 1: Susceptibility and MIC result of colonized isolates of H. influenza.

 

Antibiotic used

All H. influenzae (n=121)

No. (%) of strains

Break point value (µgml-1)

MIC50

(µgml-1)

MIC90

(µgml-1)

MIC range

(µgml-1)

All H. influenza

 (n = 121)

H. influenzae type b (Hib) (n = 18)

Non-Hib

 (n = 103)

S

R

Ampicillin

0.25

64

0.12- >256

21 (17.4)

12 (66.7)

9 (8.7)

≤ 1

> 1

Amoxicillin

1.0

128

0.25- >256

21 (17.4)

12 (66.7)

9 (8.7)

≤ 2

> 2

*Azithromycin

2.0

4

0.5-8.0

1 (0.83)

0 (0)

1 (1)

≤ 4

> 4

Chloramphenicol

0.5

8

0.25- >32

26 (21.5)

13 (72.2)

13 (12.6)

≤ 2

> 2

Cotrimoxazole

8.0

≥ 32

0.032- >32

66 (54.8)

16 (88.9)

50 (48.6)

≤ 0.5

> 1

Ciprofloxacin

0.004

0.016

≤ 0.002-0.016

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

≤ 0.5

> 0.5

Gatifloxacin

0.008

0.016

0.004-0.016

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

≤ 0.5

> 0.5

Levofloxacin

0.008

0.032

0.004-0.032

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

≤ 1

> 1

Moxifloxacin

0.016

0.032

0.008-0.032

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

≤ 1

> 1

Ceftriaxone

≤ 0.016

≤ 0.016

≤ 0.016

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

≤ 0.125

> 0.125

 

* Break point of azithromycin when incubated in CO2