Table 3.
Distribution of macrolides, lincosamides, and streptogramins resistance genes by origin of the staphylococcal isolate (community-acquired versus hospital-acquired); p-value < 0.05 is considered as statistically significant.
Staphylococcus spp., n (%) |
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Community-acquired | Hospital-acquired | p-Value | |
ermA | 13 (8.6) | 1 (3.4) | 0.47 |
ermB | 4 (2.6) | 2 (6.9) | 0.25 |
ermC | 24 (16.0) | 2 (6.9) | 0.26 |
lnuA | 7 (4.6) | 3 (10.3) | 0.21 |
lsaA | 2 (1.3) | 0 | 1.00 |
msrA/B | 34 (22.6) | 13 (44.8) | 0.02 |
ermA + ermC | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1.00 |
ermA + msrA/B | 2 (1.3) | 0 | 1.0 |
ermB + ermC | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1.0 |
ermB + lsaA | 5 (3.3) | 1 (3.4) | 1.0 |
ermB + msrA/B | 4 (2.6) | 0 | 1.0 |
ermC + lsaA | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1.0 |
ermC + msrA/B | 7 (4.6) | 1 (3.4) | 1.0 |
lnuA + lnuB | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1.0 |
msrA/B + lsaA | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1.0 |
ermB + msrA/B + lsaA | 0 | 1 (3.4) | 0.16 |
ermC + msrA/B + lnuA | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1.0 |
ermB + lnuA + lnuB + lsaA | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1.0 |
No resistance gene | 41 (27.3) | 5 (17.2) | 0.35 |
Total | 150 (100) | 29 (100) |