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Table 9 Multidrug resistance patterns of S. aureus isolates from slaughterhouse attendants n = 16

From: Multiple antimicrobial resistance indices of Staphylococcus aureus from the nares of goats and slaughterhouse attendants in Kampala city, Uganda– a cross sectional study

Resistance patterns

Number (%)

Antibiotics used in the past 3–12 months

E, TE, CD

2**(13)

*AML

CIP, E, CD

1(6)

-

CIP, SXT, CD

3(19)

*DOX, *AML

CIP, E, SXT, CD

1 (6)

AML

E, SXT, CD

1(6)

SXT

E, TE, SXT

1(6)

AML

CIP, E, SXT, CD

1(6)

-

E, TE, SXT, CRO, CD

1**(6)

CIP

FOX, CIP, E, TE, SXT, CRO, CD

4(25)

*CIP, *AMP

FOX, E, CN, TE, SXT, CRO, CD

1(6)

-

  1. FOX = Cefoxitin, E = Erythromycin, TE = Tetracycline, AML = Amoxicillin, AMP = Ampiclox, SXT = Trimethoprom-sulfamethoxazole, CD = Clindamycin, CIP = Ciprofloxacin,, CRO = Ceftriaxone, CN = Gentamycin
  2. *One participant had used the corresponding antibiotics
  3. **Had suffered from abscesses in the past 3 to 12 months
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