Table 3. Antibiotic resistance profile of nasal Staphylococcus aureus isolates (n = 123).
Antibiotic | Resistance [n (%)] | |
---|---|---|
Penicillin | 117 | (95.1) |
Tetracycline | 66 | (53.7) |
Erythromycin | 14 | (11.4) |
Clindamycin | 7 | (5.7) |
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | 4 | (3.3) |
Gentamicin | 3 | (2.4) |
Cefoxitin | 2 | (1.6) |
Ciproflocacin | 2 | (1.6) |
Linezolid | 0 | (0.0) |
Tigecycline | 0 | (0.0) |
Vancomycin | 0 | (0.0) |
Multidrug resistance§ | 16 | (13.0) |
§ Resistance to three or more antimicrobial classes.