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Table 2 Antibiotic resistance profiles of 159 isolates of MRSA and MSSA

From: Characterization of SCCmec, spa types and Multi Drug Resistant of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates among inpatients and outpatients in a referral hospital in Shiraz, Iran

Isolates (N)

Resistance of antibiotics N (%)

P

C

CIP

E

AZT

SXT

CC

GM

NOR

FM

RP

CEF

MRSA (50)

46 (92)

0 (0)

27 (54)

33 (66)

33 (66)

19 (38)

21 (42)

14 (28)

25 (50)

6 (12)

4 (8)

24 (48)

MSSA (109)

79 (72.4)

5 (4.5)

17 (15.5)

41 (37.6)

40 (36.6)

26 (23.8)

17 (15.5)

3 (2.7)

20 (18.3)

2 (1.8)

1 (0.9)

13 (11.9)

P value

0.003

0.1

0.0001

0.002

0.001

0.07

0.001

0.0001

0.0001

0.02

0.03

0.0001

  1. P penicillin, C chloramphenicol, CIP ciprofloxacin, E erythromycin, AZT azithromycin, SXT trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole, CC clindamycin, GM gentamicin, NOR norfloxacin, FM nitrofurantoin, RP rifampicin, CEF ceftaroline