While some trends in antimicrobial resistance rates are universal, others appear to be unique for specific regions. In Taiwan, the strikingly high prevalence of resistance to macrolides and streptogramin in clinical isolates of gram-positive bacteria correlates with the widespread use of these agents in the medical and farming communities, respectively. The relatively low rate of enterococci that are resistant to glycopeptide does not parallel the high use of glycopeptides and ...
<5 years old was 1.6 to 1.9 per 100,000 population per year before the introduction of conjugated Hib vaccine in 1995 (34). Beta-lactamase production was found in 50% to 60% of H, influenzae and in>