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Table 3 Prevalence of different antimicrobial resistance type among MRSA and MSSA isolates

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

Resistance type

Overall N = 89

MRSA N = 22

MSSA N = 67

p value

n (%)

n (%)

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

19 (21.3)

16 (72.7)

3 (4.5%)

0.001

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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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