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. 2013 Jun 20;8(6):e66153. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066153

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)