TABLE 1.
Antibiotic susceptibility and demographic characteristics of the MRSE collected from blood cultures.
| Isolate ID | Sex | Ward | Antibiotic resistance profile |
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| FOX | PEN | CPT | CIP | MXF | AZM | ERY | GEN | AMK | CHL | TET | DOX | TGC | TEC | LZD | CLI | RIF | SXT | NIT | VAN | |||
| C35 | F | E1 Pediatric ward | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | R | R | R | S | S | S | R | S | R | S | S |
| C36 | M | Neonatal ICU | R | R | S | R | I | R | R | S | I | R | R | R | R | R | R | I | R | R | R | S |
| C38 | F | H2 Medical ward | R | R | S | R | R | R | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | S |
| C40 | M | 3N Extension ward | R | R | S | S | R | R | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | S |
| C68 | M | 7F Pediatric ward | R | R | S | I | S | R | R | S | S | R | R | R | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | S |
| C81 | F | F2 Surgical ward | R | R | S | R | R | R | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | R | R | S | S |
| C119 | M | 2F Pediatric ICU | R | R | R | S | S | R | R | S | S | S | R | R | S | I | S | S | S | R | S | I |
| C122 | M | Pediatric OPD | R | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | S |
| C127 | M | 1F Male surgical ward | R | R | S | S | S | R | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | S |
| C133 | M | Pediatric OPD | R | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | S |
| C135 | M | Pediatric OPD | R | R | S | R | R | R | R | S | S | R | R | R | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | S |
| C137 | U | Ward O | R | R | S | R | I | R | R | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | R | S | S |
| C138 | F | H Ward | R | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | S |
| C145 | M | Casualty | R | R | S | S | S | R | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | S | S | I | S | S |
| C146 | M | Pediatric ward | R | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | R | S | S |
| C148 | F | D5 Ward | R | R | S | S | S | R | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
Antibiotic susceptibility tests were interpreted according to the CLSI breakpoints for coagulase-negative staphylococci. FOX, cefoxitin; PEN, penicillin; CPT, ceftaroline; CIP, ciprofloxacin; MXF, moxifloxacin; AZM, azithromycin; ERY, erythromycin; GEN, gentamicin; AMK, amikacin; CHL, chloramphenicol; TET, tetracycline; DOX, doxycycline; TGC, tigecycline; TEC, teicoplanin; LZD, linezolid; CLI, clindamycin; RIF, rifampicin; SXT, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim; NIT, nitrofurantoin; VAN, vancomycin; R, resistant; I, intermediate; S, susceptible; M, male; F, female; U, unknown; OPD, outpatient department; ICU, intensive care unit; +, present; −, absent; M, male; F, female; U, unknown; MRSE, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis.