From: Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage on admission among patients attending regional hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Resistance type
Overall NÂ =Â 89
MRSA NÂ =Â 22
MSSA NÂ =Â 67
p value
n (%)
iMLSB
19 (21.3)
7 (31.8)
12 (17.9)
0.22
cMLSB
3 (3.4)
2 (9.1)
1 (1.5)
0.14
MS phenotype
11 (12.4)
6 (27.3)
5 (7.5)
0.02
MDR
16 (72.7)
3 (4.5%)
0.001