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. 2015 Jun 1;9(6):DC08–DC10. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/13584.6112

[Table/Fig-3]:

Distribution of MRSA and MSSA in Co-relation with various phenotypes

Organism N= 500 ERN-S, CLN-S (%) ERN–R , CLN-S MS Phenotype (%) ERN-R, CLN-R MLSBc Phenotype (%) ERN-R, CLN-D, MLSBi Phenotype (%)
MRSA N= 201 78 (38.80) 45 (22.38) 32 (15.92) 46(22.68)
MSSA N=299 221(73.91) 44 (14.71) 26 (8.69) 8 (2.67)
TOTAL 299 (59.8) 89 (17.8) 58 (11.6) 54(10.8)

ERN=Erythromycin, CLN= Clindamycin, S= Sensitive, R= Resistant, D= D- Shape MS=Moderate Sensitive to both drugs, MLSBc= Constitutive resistance, MLSBi phenotype= Inducible clindamycin resistance