Table 7.
Comparison of the drug resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to commonly used antibacterial agents between nosocomial and non-nosocomial spontaneous bacterial peritonitis n (%)
| Antibacterial agents | Non-nosocomial infections (n = 16) | Nosocomial infections (n = 7) | P value (χ2 test) |
| Penicillin | 15 (93.8) | 6 (85.7) | 0.529 |
| Oxacillin | 6 (37.5) | 6 (85.7) | 0.033 |
| Erythromycin | 9 (56.3) | 5 (71.4) | 0.493 |
| Cefazolin | 8 (50.0) | 5 (71.4) | 0.340 |
| Nitrofurantoin | 2 (12.5) | 0 (0) | 0.328 |
| Rifampicin | 2 (12.5) | 1 (4.3) | 0.907 |
| Clindamycin | 2 (12.5) | 4 (57.1) | 0.025 |
| Levofloxacin | 4 (25.0) | 6 (85.7) | 0.007 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 5 (31.3) | 6 (85.7) | 0.016 |
| Gentamicin | 2 (12.5) | 1 (4.3) | 0.907 |
| Moxifloxacin | 3 (18.6) | 6 (85.7) | 0.002 |
| Vancomycin | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NS |
P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant; NS: Not significant.