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Table 2 Resistance rates of S. aureus to antimicrobial classes in the VHA and UIHC and samples sizes for facilities and counties included in antibiogram generation for the overall datasets and then the subset that met the ≥ 30 isolate CLSI recommendation

From: Assessing the potential for improved predictive capacity of antimicrobial resistance in outpatient Staphylococcus aureus isolates using seasonal and spatial antibiograms

 

VHA

    

UIHC

    

Antibiotic Group

Overall Resistance

Facilities

Facilities ≥ 30

Counties

Counties ≥ 30

Overall Resistance

Facilities

Facilities ≥ 30

Counties

Counties ≥ 30

Cephalosporins

44.31%

136

130

2836

328

33.15%

1

1

100

10

Clindamycin

23.82%

85

79

2505

201

32.51%

1

1

98

10

Macrolides

59.11%

84

78

2337

194

54.60%

1

1

98

10

Tetracyclines

6.11%

128

123

2686

299

7.45%

1

1

100

10

TMP/SMX

3.09%

130

125

2627

309

3.54%

1

1

100

10

  1. VHA: Veterans Health Administration; UIHC: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics