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Table 3 Antibiotic resistance rates of Staphylococcus aureus isolates

From: Hospital clones of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are carried by medical students even before healthcare exposure

 

3-year program

4-year program

Total

 

MSSA (n = 23)

MRSA (n = 4)

MSSA (n = 29)

MRSA (n = 9)

MSSA (n = 52)

MRSA (n = 13)

Ciprofloxacin

0%

0%

3%

22%

2%

15%

Clindamycin

4%

100%

7%

11%

6%

38%

Erythromycin

60%

25%

21%

22%

38%

23%

Gentamicin

17%

75%

3%

44%

10%

54%

  1. All isolates were susceptible to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), fusidic acid, mupirocin, tetracycline, rifampin, and vancomycin
  2. MSSA Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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