Table 4.
antibiotic resistant profile of MRSA and their sources
| Antibiotics | MRSA Susceptibility Profile (Freq/%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| R | I | S | |
| CIP | 1 (4.55) | 0 | 21 (95.45) |
| GMN | 2 (9.09) | 0 | 20 (90.91) |
| ERY | 16 (72.72) | 3 (13.64) | 3 (13.64) |
| TET | 14 (63.64) | 2 (9.09) | 6 (27.27) |
| C | 18 (81.82) | 0 | 4 (18.18) |
| MRSA resistant profile of the various hospitals | |||
| MRSA (n = 22) | Resistance profile | Isolates per hospital | Sources |
| Number of MRSA isolates | Number and list of antibiotics | Hospital/department or wards | |
| 1 (4.5) | 5 = CIP, GMN, ERY, TET, C | 1 (TCH) | TCH = female ward |
| 1 (4.5) | 4 = GMN, ERY, TET, C | 1 (TCH) | TCH = children's ward |
| 9 (40.9) | 3 = ERY, TET, C | 4 (TTH) | TTH = administration block, children's, female and maternity ward |
| 4 (TCH) | TCH = administration block, OPD, male and labour wards | ||
| 1 (TWH) | TWH = children's ward | ||
| 6 (27.3) | 2 = TET, C or ERY, TET or ERY, C | 2 (TTH) | TTH = administration and medical ward |
| 2 (TCH) | TCH = theatre and OPD | ||
| 2 (TWH) | TWH = theatre and labour ward | ||
| 3 (13.6) | 1 = ERY or C | 2 (TTH) | TTH = OPD and female ward |
| 1 (TCH) | TCH = female ward | ||
| 2 (9.1) | 0 | 2 (TTH) | TTH = children's and male ward |
TTH: Tamale Teaching hospital; TCH: Tamale Central hospital; TWH: Tamale West hospital; OPD: out-patient department, MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Freq: frequency; n: number; CIP; ciprofloxacin; GMN: gentamicin; ERY: erythromycin; TET: tetracycline; C: chloramphenicol; R: resistant; I: intermediate; S: susceptible (values in bracket indicate percentage)