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Table 4 Antibiotic resistance pattern of the MRSA strains isolated from animal, human and unknown origins

From: Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antibiotic resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hospital food

Origins (N of MRSA strains)

N (%) isolates resistant to each antibiotic

Penicillins

Cephems

Aminoglycosides

Macrolides

Tetracyclines

Fluoroquinolones

Lincosamides

Folate inhibitors

Phenicols

Ansamycins

P10a

Cft

Gen

Amk

Kan

Azi

Ert

Tet

Dox

Cip

Lev

Clin

Tr-Sul

C30

Rif

Animal origins

Meat (5)

5 (100)

5 (100)

5 (100)

2 (40)

1 (20)

1 (20)

5 (100)

5 (100)

4 (80)

1 (20)

1 (20)

1 (20)

4 (80)

2 (40)

1 (20)

Chicken (5)

5 (100)

5 (100)

4 (80)

3 (60)

2 (40)

2 (40)

4 (80)

5 (100)

4 (80)

2 (40)

2 (40)

2 (40)

4 (80)

2 (40)

1 (20)

Meat barbecue (3)

3 (100)

3 (100)

2 (66.66)

2 (66.66)

1 (33.33)

–

2 (66.66)

3 (100)

2 (66.66)

–

–

2 (66.66)

3 (100)

1 (33.33)

–

Chicken barbecue (5)

5 (100)

5 (100)

4 (80)

3 (60)

2 (40)

3 (60)

4 (80)

5 (100)

4 (80)

3 (60)

3 (60)

3 (60)

4 (80)

2 (40)

1 (20)

Total (18)

18 (100)

18 (100)

15 (83.33)

10 (55.55)

6 (33.33)

6 (33.33)

15 (83.33)

18 (100)

14 (77.77)

6 (33.33)

6 (33.33)

8 (44.44)

15 (83.33)

7 (38.88)

3 (16.66)

Human origins

Meat (1)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

–

1 (100)

Chicken (2)

2 (100)

2 (100)

2 (100)

2 (100)

1 (50)

2 (100)

2 (100)

2 (100)

2 (100)

1 (50)

1 (50)

1 (50)

1 (50)

1 (50)

1 (50)

Meat barbecue (2)

2 (100)

2 (100)

1 (50)

2 (100)

1 (50)

2 (100)

2 (100)

2 (100)

2 (100)

1 (50)

1 (50)

1 (50)

2 (100)

–

1 (50)

Chicken barbecue (2)

2 (100)

2 (100)

2 (100)

2 (100)

1 (50)

2 (100)

2 (100)

2 (100)

2 (100)

1 (50)

1 (50)

1 (50)

2 (100)

1 (50)

1 (50)

Soup (6)

6 (100)

6 (100)

5 (83.33)

4 (66.66)

3 (50)

5 (83.33)

5 (83.33)

6 (100)

4 (66.66)

4 (66.66)

3 (50)

3 (50)

5 (83.33)

1 (16.66)

3 (50)

Salad (4)

4 (100)

4 (100)

3 (75)

3 (75)

2 (50)

3 (75)

3 (75)

4 (100)

3 (75)

3 (75)

2 (50)

2 (50)

3 (75)

1 (25)

2 (50)

Rice (1)

1 (100)

1 (100)

–

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

–

1 (100)

Total (19)

19 (100)

19 (100)

15 (78.94)

16 (84.21)

10 (52.63)

16 (84.21)

17 (89.47)

19 (100)

16 (84.21)

12 (63.15)

10 (52.63)

10 (52.63)

16 (84.21)

4 (21.05)

10 (52.63)

Unknown origin

Chicken (3)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

–

–

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

–

–

–

1 (100)

–

–

Total (37)

37 (100)

37 (100)

30 (81.08)

26 (70.27)

16 (43.24)

22 (59.45)

32 (86.48)

37 (100)

30 (81.08)

18 (48.64)

16 (43.24)

18 (48.64)

31 (83.78)

11 (29.72)

13 (35.13)

  1. a P10 penicillin (10 μg/disk), Cft ceftaroline (30 μg/disk), Gen gentamicin (10 μg/disk), Amk amikacin (30 μg/disk), Kan kanamycin (30 μg/disk), Azi azithromycin (15 μg/disk), Ert erythromycin (15 μg/disk), Tet tetracycline (30 μg/disk), Do doxycycline (30 μg/disk), Cip ciprofloxacin (5 μg/disk), Lev levofloxacin (5 μg/disk), Clin clindamycin (2 μg/disk), Tr-Sul trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (25 μg/disk), C30 chloramphenicol (30 μg/disk), Rif rifampin (5 μg/disk)
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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