Table 1 Antibiotic-resistance (%) of various antibiotics against 301 MRSA strains, compared with a sample of Italian isolates from 1980.
From: Hospital-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) in Italy
Antibiotics | MRSA isolated in 1980 (15) | MRSA isolated in 1990–1999 (period A) (160) | MRSA isolated in 2000–2007 (period B) (141) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | S | R | S | R | S | R |
Gentamicin | 73.3 | 26.6 | 1.9 | 98.1 | 22** | 88 |
Erythromycin | 86.6 | 13.3 | 16.9 | 83.1 | 16.3 | 83.7 |
Clindamycin | 86.6 | 13.3 | 15 | 85 | 35 | 75 |
Tetracycline | 73.3 | 26.6 | 33.1 | 67 | 82.2° | 17.8 |
Ciprofloxacin | 80 | 20 | 3 | 97 | 3.5 | 96.5 |
Rifampin | 73.3 | 26.6 | 33.7 | 66.3* | 79 | 21 |
Cotrimoxazole | 86.6 | 13.3 | 58.1*** | 42 | 91.5 | 8.5 |