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. 2017 Dec;17(4):1000–1010. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v17i4.7

Table 2.

Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Staphylococcus species recovered from Clinical samples.

Antibiotics S. aureus CoNS
n = 50 n = 41
S R S R
Oxacillin 28 (56.0) 22 (44.0) 22 (53.7) 19 (46.3)
Meropenem 37 (74.0) 13 (26.0) 22 (53.7) 19 (46.3)
Ceftriaxone 27 (54.0) 23 (46.0) 16 (39.0) 25 (61.0)
Cefuroxime 31 (62.0) 19 (3.8) 19 (46.3) 22 (53.7)
Ofloxacin 33 (66.0) 17 (34.0) 19 (46.3) 22 (53.7)
Amoxicillin-clavulanate 30 (60.0) 20 (40.0) 21 (51.2) 20 (48.5)
Cloxacillin 26 (52.0) 24 (48.0) 15 (36.6) 26 (63.4)
Ceftazidime 16 (32.0) 34 (68.0) 10 (24.4) 31 (75.6)
Gentamicin 28 (56.0) 22 (44.0) 19 (46.3) 22 (53.7)
Erythromycin 28 (56.0) 22 (44.0) 15 (36.6) 26 (63.4)

CoNS- Coagulase negative Staphylococci. S – Sensitive, R – Resistant. Number in parentheses = value in percentage.