Table 2.
Antimicrobial susceptibility analyses S. aureus with EsxA antibodies Positive.
| Number | Specimen | Ward | Antimicrobial susceptibility | MRSA | |||||||||
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| C | R* | T | S | A | E | G | P | V | L | ||||
| 1 | Sputum | Respiratory | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | Y |
| 2 | Blood | ICU | R | R | S | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | Y |
| 3 | Sputum | ICU | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | Y |
| 4 | Urine | Renal | R | R | R | R | S | R | R | R | S | S | Y |
| 5 | Sputum | Haematology | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | Y |
| 6 | Abscess | Neurology | R | R | R | S | R | R | R | R | S | S | Y |
| 7 | Sputum | Cardiac | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | N |
| 8 | Sputum | Neurosurgery | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | Y |
| 9 | Abscess | Empyema surgery | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | N |
| 10 | Abscess | General surgery | R | R | S | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | Y |
| 11 | Sputum | Cardiac | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | Y |
| 12 | Sputum | ICU | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | Y |
| 13 | Sputum | Respiratory | R | R | R | R | S | R | R | R | S | S | N |
| 14 | Sputum | Empyema surgery | R | R | S | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | Y |
| 15 | Blood | Cardiac | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | Y |
| 16 | Sputum | Respiratory | R | R | R | R | S | R | R | R | S | S | Y |
| 17 | Abscess | Obstetrics | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | Y |
| 18 | Urine | Renal | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | N |
| 19 | Sputum | ICU | R | R | R | R | S | R | R | R | S | S | N |
R, resistant; S, susceptible; Y, yes; N, not.
C, Clindamycin; R*, Rifampicin; T, tetracyline; S, trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole; A, Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid; E, erythromycin; G, gentamicin; P, penicillin; V, Vancomycin; L, Linezolid.