Table 1. Comparison of antimicrobial resistance patterns between MSSA and MRSA.
Antimicrobial | MSSA = 40n (%) | MRSA = 24n (%) | chi2 | P-value |
Ampicillin | 40 (100.0) | 24 (100.0) | – | – |
Oxacillin | 2 (5.0) | 22 (91.7) | 48.173 | 0.000 |
Cotrimoxazole | 34 (85.0) | 23 (95.8) | 1.807 | 0.179 |
Gentamicin | 4 (10.0) | 8 (33.3) | 6.431 | 0.040 |
Tetracycline | 15 (37.5) | 12 (50.0) | 2.432 | 0.488 |
Ciprofloxacin | 7 (17.5) | 12 (50.0) | 7.721 | 0.021 |
Chloramphenicol | 1 (2.5) | 9 (37.5) | 14.622 | 0.001 |
Erythromycin | 14 (35.0) | 16 (66.7) | 6.285 | 0.099 |
Clindamycin | 14 (35.0) | 12 (50.0) | 1.482 | 0.477 |
Vancomycin | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – | – |