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Table 1 Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcal spp tested

From: The public washroom - friend or foe? An observational study of washroom cleanliness combined with microbiological investigation of hand hygiene facilities

Staphylococcal spp.

Total number of isolates

% Resistance (Number of isolates)

Resistance to ≥1 antibiotic(s)

Resistance to ≥3 antibiotics

Penicillin

Cefoxitin

Erythromycin

Co-trimoxaxole

Clindamycin

Gentamicin

Staphylococcus aureus

3

66.7% (2)

0% (0)

33.3% (1)

0% (0)

0% (0)

33.3% (1)

66.7% (2)

33.3% (1)

Staphylococcus epidermidis

24

70.8% (17)

4.2% (1)

62.5% (15)

0% (0)

12.5% (3)

0% (0)

91.7% (22)

16.7% (4)

Staphylococcus saprophyticus

4

50.0% (2)

25.0% (1)

75.0% (3)

0% (0)

75% (3)

0% (0)

75.0% (3)

50.0% (2)