Table-3.
Antibiotic resistance of the MRSA-selected isolates from humans and animals (n = 83).
| Source of isolates | mecA gene 532 bp | Resistance to antibiotics | % MDR | ||||||||
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| CIP5 | GENT10 | AMP10 | OX5 | TE30 | DA10 | P10 | E15 | AML25 | |||
| Human (n = 68) | + | 18/67 (26.87%) | 26/67 (38.81%) | 67/68 (98.53%) | 68/68 (100%) | 29/68 (42.65%) | 43/68 (63.24%) | 68/68 (100%) | 50/68 (73.53%) | 64/67 (95.52%) | 71.02% |
| Animal (n = 15) | + | 0 | 0/15 (0%) | 15/15 (100%) | 15/15 (100%) | 15/15 (100%) | 0 | 15/15 (100%) | 15/15 (100%) | 0 | 83.33% |
| Total isolates (n = 83) | 100% | 26.87% | 38.81% | 99.27% | 100% | 71.33% | 63.24% | 100% | 87.77% | 95.52% | 77.20%* |
CIP5=Ciprofloxacin (5 µg), GENT10=Gentamicin (10 µg), AMP10=Ampicillin (10 µg), OX5=Oxacillin (5 µg), TE30=Tetracycline (30 µg), DA10=Clindamycin (10 µg), P10=Penicillin G (10 µg), E15=Erythromycin (15 µg), AML25=Amoxycillin (25 µg). R=Resistant, S=Sensitive, 0=Not determined, MDR=Multi-drug resistance,
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Mean of MRSA strains resistant to 9 antibiotics=77.20%. MRSA=Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MDR=Multidrug-resistant