Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage on admission among patients attending regional hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Table 2 Antimicrobial resistance pattern among MRSA and MSSA isolates

Antimicrobial drug	MRSA	MSSA	p value
Antimicrobial drug	n = 22 (%)	n = 67 (%)	p value
Penicillin	NA	63 (94)
Ceftriaxone	NA	0
Gentamycin	10 (45.5)	3 (4.5)	0.00
Ciprofloxacin	8 (36.4)	2 (3)	0.00
Kanamycin	8 (36.4)	2 (3)	0.00
Linezolid	2 (9.1)	1 (1.5)	0.23
Mupirocin	0 (0)	1 (1.5)

MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MSSA methicillin-susceptible S. aureus, NA not applicable

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