Spectrum: Local Antimicrobial Stewardship, for AHS Calgary Zone

Streptococcus pyogenes / Group A Strep - Antibiogram Data

Calgary Zone Rural Emergency
% of Isolates Susceptible

Antibiogram
Penicillin VK100%
n = 54
Antibiogram
Azithromycin85%
n = 54

Inferred from erythromycin sensitivity

Antibiogram
Clarithromycin85%
n = 54

Inferred from erythromycin sensitivity

Antibiogram
Clindamycin85%
n = 54

Note

Susceptibility testing not routinely performed. Results based on all GAS isolated from adult throat cultures at CLS where susceptibility testing was indicated for treatment purposes.