Table 5.
Multidrug-resistance profile of S. aureus (n = 38) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (n = 26) isolated from hospitalized patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia, December 11, 2020 to February 15, 2021.
| S. aureus (n = 38) |
Resistance pattern for antibiotic, n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | MDR (≥3) | |
| MSSA (n = 12) | 6 (50) | 2 (16.7) | 4(33.3) | – | – | – | – | – | 4 (33.3) |
| MRSA (n = 26) | 2 (7.7) | 1 (3.9) | 5 (19.2) | 7 (29.9) | 4 (15.4) | 4 (15.4) | 2 (7.7) | 1 (3.9) | 23 (88.5) |
| Total (n = 38) | 8 (21.1) | 3 (7.9) | 9 (23.7) | 7 (18.4) | 4 (11.1) | 4 (11.1) | 2 (5.3) | 1 (2.6) | 27 (71.1) |
MSSA: methicillin-susceptible S. aureus, MRSA: methicillin-resistant S. aureus.
R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8: resistant to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight antibiotics tested, respectively.
Multidrug-resistant refers to a bacterium that is resistant to ≥ 3 different classes of antibiotic.