Table 2 Multi-drug resistance nature of S. aureus isolates at Adigrat and Wukro hospitals, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia September–December 2016

For three

PEN, AMP, CXT

PEN, ERY, TTC

PEN, ERY, AK

PEN, TTC, AK

For four

PEN, ERY, TTC, AK

PEN, AMP, TTC, CXT

PEN, AMP, TTC, CXT

For six

PEN, DA, TS, CIP, TTC, AK

PEN, GM, TS, CIP, TTC, AK

PEN, AMP, TS, TTC, AK, CXT

For seven

PEN, DA, ERY, GM, TS, CIP, CHL

PEN, AMP, ERY, GM, TS, CIP, CXT

For eight

PEN, ERY, GM, TS, CIP, CHL, TTC, AK

PEN, AMP, ERY, GM, TS, CIP, TTC, CXT

PEN, AMP, ERY, GM, TS, CHL, AK, CXT

PEN, AMP, DA, ERY, CIP, TTC, AK, CXT

PEN, AMP, ERY, GM, TS, CIP, TTC, CXT

PEN, AMP, ERY, GM, TS, TTC, AK, CXT

PEN, AMP, ERY, GM, TS, CIP, AK, CXT

For ten

PEN, AMP, DA, ERY, GM, TS, CHL, TTC, AK, CXT

PEN, AMP, DA, ERY, GM, TS, CIP, CHL, TTC, CXT

Total