Skip to main content

Table 5 Comparison between the antibiotic resistances and presence of antiseptic resistance genes in staphylococci isolates

From: Frequency of antiseptic resistance genes in clinical staphycocci and enterococci isolates in Turkey

Antibiotic

Gene (+) Bacteria

(n = 49)

Gene (−) Bacteria

(n = 20)

χ2

p

n (%)

n (%)

iMLSB

22 (44.9%)

10 (50%)

0.014

0.905

Tetracycline

21 (42.9%)

8 (40%)

0.001

1.000

Ciprofloxacin

16 (32.7%)

5 (25%)

0.115

0.735

Tobramycin

14 (28.6%)

5 (25%)

0.001

1.000

SXT

12 (24.5%)

2 (10%)

-

0.322

Rifampin

11 (22.4%)

7 (35%)

0.601

0.438

Chloramphenicol

6 (12.2%)

0 (0%)

-

0.171

  1. Continuity Correction and Fisher’s Exact Test
  2. iMLSB Inducible macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B; SXT Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole