Table 1.
Antimicrobial resistance profile of Staphylococcus aureus obtained from skin and soft tissue infections of patients attending the Dermatology outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Recife, Pernambuco State, northeastern Brazil between May and November 2011
| Staphylococcus aureus | ||||
| Sensitive | Resistant | |||
| Antimicrobials | N | % | N | % |
| Penicillin | 1 | 5% | 18 | 95% |
| Tetracycline | 13 | 68% | 6 | 32% |
| Erythromycin | 15 | 79% | 4 | 21% |
| Gentamicin | 16 | 84% | 3 | 16% |
| Cefoxitin | 17 | 89% | 2 | 11% |
| Oxacillin | 17 | 89% | 2 | 11% |
| Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole | 17 | 89% | 2 | 11% |
| Chloramphenicol | 17 | 89% | 2 | 11% |
| Clindamycin | 18 | 95% | 1 | 5% |
| Ciprofloxacin | 19 | 100% | 0 | 0% |