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Table 1 Antimicrobial susceptibility profile

From: Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from clinical specimens at Kenyatta National Hospital

Antibiotic

No. of isolates

%S

%NS

Quinupristin/dalfopristin

98

100

0

Ampicillin/sulbactam

98

98

2

Imipenem

98

98

2

Nitrofurantoin

929

98

2

Tigecycline

925

98

2

Linezolid

929

97

3

Teicoplanin

929

97

3

Fosfomycin

791

96

4

Vancomycin

927

95

5

Clindamycin

928

93

7

Rifampin

830

92

8

Fusidic acid

791

88

12

Gentamicin

831

87

13

Tobramycin

831

87

13

Cefuroxime

98

85

15

Cefuroxime axetil

98

85

15

Mupirocin

831

82

18

Levofloxacin

929

78

22

Moxifloxacin

929

78

22

Erythromycin

930

73

26

Cefoxitin screen

831

72

28

Oxacillin

828

71

29

Tetracycline

929

67

33

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole

929

43

57

Penicillin G

829

8

92

  1. S Susceptible; NS non susceptible (resistant and intermediate)