Trends in the proportion (%) of antimicrobial-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (non-CSF specimens)[the proportion of antimicrobial resistance in humans]

The proportion of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRSP) accounted for approximately 40% of all detected pneumococcus in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples, though the figure varies from year to year, because only around 100 CSF samples are tested. The proportion of PRSP was low for non-CSF samples at below 1%, and below 5% even adding penicillin intermediate resistant bacteria.