Table 3.

Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of 1912 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from clinical specimens received at three major regional hospitals in Trinidad & Tobago, 2000–2001 (%)

Antimicrobial	Percent of isolates sensitive
	MSSA isolates, n = 1668 (87.2)	MRSA isolates, n = 244 (12.8)
Penicillin	86.2	0
Ceftriaxone	87.0	0
98.8	98.8	100
Ciprofloxacin	88.0	13.9
Oxacillin	87.5	0
Erythromycin	85.6	0
Gentamicin	87.6	0
Meropenem	91.3	13.9
Tetracycline	85.7	13.9
Trimethoprim/Sulphamethazole	87.0	13.9
Rifampin	100	100
Vancomycin	100	100

n = total number of the isolates; MSSA = methicillin sensitive S. aureus; MRSA = methicillin resistant S. aureus