Table 3. Percentage antimicrobial resistance in S. aureus isolated from nasal carriers in two Ghanaian communities, 2011–2012.

Antimicrobial Agent	OS (N = 26)	KG (N = 98)	Total (N = 124)
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Penicillin	23 (88.4)	90 (91.8)	113 (91.0)
Tetracycline	13 (50.0)	18 (18.4)	31 (25.0)
Fucidic acid	1 (3.8)	2 (2.0)	3 (2.4)
Cefoxitin	0 (0.0)	2 (2.0)	2 (1.6)
Erythromycin	1 (3.8)	1 (1.0)	2 (1.6)
Norfloxacin	0	6 (6.1)	6 (4.8)

OS: Osudoku (rural), KG: Korle Gonno (urban). No resistance was detected in both areas for Trimethoprim Sufamethozaxole, Clindamycin, Gentamicin, Rifampicin Mupirocin and Linezolid.