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Table 1 Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of S. aureus isolates

From: Antibiotic resistance and biofilm production among the strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from pus/wound swab samples in a tertiary care hospital in Nepal

Antibiotics

MRSA (n = 36)

MSSA (n = 40)

Total (n = 76)

Penicillin

0 (0%)

2 (5%)

2 (2.6%)

Cefoxitin

0 (0%)

40 (100%)

40 (52.6%)

Ciprofloxacin

8 (22.2%)

13 (32.5%)

21 (27.6%)

Cotrimoxazole

10 (27.8%)

18 (45%)

28 (36.8%)

Gentamicin

22 (61.2%)

30 (75%)

52 (68.4%)

Chloramphenicol

35 (97.2%)

37 (92.5%)

72 (94.7%)

Erythromycin

10 (27.8%)

24 (60%)

34 (44.7%)

Clindamycin

32 (88.9%)

36 (90%)

68 (89.5%)

Tetracycline

35 (97.2%)

40 (100%)

75 (98.7%)

Vancomycin

36 (100%)

40 (100%)

76 (100%)

Linezolid

36 (100%)

40 (100%)

76 (100%)