Table 2.
Antimicrobial Resistance Gene(s) Detected Among the 104 S. aureus Isolates.
| Gene(s) | Number of isolates |
|---|---|
| blaZ | 63 |
| blaZ, ermA | 9 |
| blaZ, mecA | 2 |
| blaZ, msrA | 2 |
| norA | 2 |
| ermA | 1 |
| ermC | 1 |
| msrA | 1 |
| blaZ, mecA, msrA, norA | 1 |
| blaZ, ermA, norA | 1 |
| blaZ, ermC | 1 |
| blaZ, tetM | 1 |
| tetM, ermC | 1 |
| tetK, msrA | 1 |
| mecA, dfrS1, ermC, norA | 1 |
| blaZ, mecA, tetK, ermA | 1 |
An azithromycin resistance gene was not identified in 14 of the 35 resistant strains. ermA, ermC, and msrA, are the most prevalent, but several mechanisms exist (Bishr et al., 2021; Miklasińska-Majdanik, 2021).