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Table 3 Multidrug-resistance isolates of S. aureus among janitors of Mekelle University, 2016

From: Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among janitors of Mekelle University, North Ethiopia

Number of antimicrobial resistance

Staphylococcus aureus isolates (n = 69)

MDR patterns (n = 22, 31.9%)a

Number of isolates (%)

Three

CIP, Pen, C

1 (1.4)

Fox, Pen, C

5 (17.2)

E, Doxy, Pen

1 (1.4)

Fox, E, Pen

3 (4.3)

Fox, Doxy, Pen

1 (1.4)

Doxy, Pen, C

3 (4.3)

Four

E, Doxy, Pen, C

1 (1.4)

Fox, Doxy, Pen, C

1 (1.4)

Five

Fox, E, Doxy, Pen, C

6 (21.4)

Fox, E, Doxy, CIP, C

1 (1.4)

  1. aFox, cefoxitin (30 μg); C, chloramphenicol (30 μg); Ery, erythromycin (15 μg); Pen, penicillin (10 unit); CIP, ciprofloxacin (1 μg); Dox, doxycycline (30 μg)