Table 3.
Multidrug resistance patterns among MRSA isolates from humans and retail meat
| Resistance patterna | No. of antimicrobials | No. of antimicrobial classes | No. of isolates with pattern by source (nb) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human (50) | Beef (4) | Pork (3) | Total | |||
| AMP, OXA, PEN | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| AMP, GEN, PEN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| AMP, ERY, OXA, PEN | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| AMP, CLI, ERY, OXA, PEN | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| AMP, ERY, GAT, OXA, PEN | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| AMP, ERY, OXA, PEN, TRI | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AMP, CIP, ERY, GAT, PEN | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| AMP, ERY, GAT, LEV, OXA, PEN | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AMP, CIP, ERY, GAT, LEV, OXA, PEN | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| AMP, CEF, CIP, ERY, GAT, LEV, OXA, PEN | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| AMP, CIP, CLI, ERY, GAT, LEV, OXA, PEN | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| AMP, CIP, ERY, GAT, LEV, OXA, PEN, RIF | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| AMP, CEF, CIP, CLI, ERY, GAT, LEV, OXA, PEN | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| AMP, CIP, CLI, ERY, GAT, LEV, OXA, PEN, TET | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
a
See the text for abbreviations.
b
n, no. of isolates tested.