Table 3 Antibiotic resistance pattern of S. aureus isolates based on hospital wards
Antibiotics | Resistance pattern | No. (%) of isolates with different susceptibility pattern | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burn (n = 50) | ICU (n = 25) | Restoration (n = 15) | Addiction (n = 5) | Neurology (n = 5) | |||
Penicillin | NS | 50 (100) | 25 (100) | 15 (100) | 2 (40) | 2 (40) | 0.018 |
S | - | - | - | 3 (60) | 3 (60) | Â | |
Cefoxitin | NS | 15 (30) | 9 (36) | 5 (33.33) | - | - | 0.189 |
S | 35 (70) | 16 (64) | 10 (66.66) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) | Â | |
Ceftaroline | NS | 8 (16) | 4 (16) | 2 (13.33) | - | - | 0.238 |
S | 42 (84) | 21 (84) | 13 (86.66) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) | Â | |
Ciprofloxacin | NS | 37 (74) | 13 (52) | 3 (20) | - | - | 0.047 |
S | 13 (26) | 12 (48) | 12 (80) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) | Â | |
Gentamicin | NS | 20 (40) | 9 (36) | 4 (26.66) | - | - | 0.128 |
S | 30 (60) | 16 (64) | 11 (6.66) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) | Â | |
Tetracycline | NS | 50 (100) | 25 (100) | 15 (100) | - | - | 0.00 |
S | - | - | - | 5 (100) | 5 (100) | Â | |
Erythromycin | NS | 43 (86) | 18 (72) | 7 (46.66) | - | - | 0.038 |
S | 7 (14) | 7 (28) | 8 (53.33) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) | Â | |
Clindamycin | NS | 35 (70) | 13 (52) | 3 (20) | - | - | 0.044 |
S | 15 (30) | 12 (48) | 12 (80) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) | Â | |