Table 2. Prevalence of Resistance to the Tested Antibiotics Among the Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and CoNS Using the Disk Diffusion Method a,b.
| Antibiotics | S. aureus, n = 51 | CoNS, n = 49 | Total, n = 100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penicillin | 49 (96.1) | 47 (96.1) | 96 (96) |
| Clarithromycin | 13 (25.5) | 44 (89.8) | 57 (57) |
| Azithromycin | 11 (21.6) | 44 (89.8) | 55 (55) |
| Erythromycin | 10 (19.6) | 43 (87.7) | 53 (53) |
| Tetracycline | 12 (23.5) | 47 (96) | 49 (49) |
| Clindamycin | 9 (17.6) | 37 (75.5) | 46 (46) |
| TS | 5 (9.8) | 38 (77.5) | 43 (43) |
| Cefoxitin | 8 (15.7) | 21 (42.8) | 29 (29) |
| Kanamycin | 7 (13.7) | 18 (36.7) | 25 (25) |
| Rifampin | 3 (5.9) | 4 (8.2) | 7 (7) |
Abbreviations: CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci; TS, Trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole.
aP value according to the Chi-square test < 0.001.
bValues are expressed as No. (%).