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Table 1 Antimicrobial usage in Ugandan children with HbSS

From: Nasopharyngeal carriage rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Ugandan children with sickle cell disease

Antimicrobial

 

None

SXT

Pen

Amo/Clox

Aug

Amo/SXT

Amp

Chl

Cep

S. pneumoniae carriers

27

9

7

5

1

1

2

1

1

-

Non carriers

54

19

12

4

4

3

4

5

2

1

TOTAL

81

28

19

9

5

4

6

6

3

1

  1. SXT, trimethoprime-sulfamethoxazole; Pen, penicillin; Amo, amoxicillin; Clox, cloxacillin; Aug, Augmentin; Amo, amoxicillin; Amp, ampicillin; Chl, chloramphenicol; Cep, cephalexin; -, Not detected