Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Prevalence and Antimicrobial Sensitivity Pattern among Patients—A Multicenter Study in Asmara, Eritrea
Table 3
Association of methicillin-resistant pattern of S. aureus with regard to age and gender among study participants.
Variable
MRSA ()
MISA ()
MSSA ()
S. aureus ()
Sex
Female
26 (44.1)
2 (28.6)
7 (43.8)
35
Male
33(55.9)
5 (71.4)
9 (56.2)
47
Age group
≤18
21 (35.6)
2 (28.6)
5 (31.2)
28
19–40
22 (37.3)
3 (42.69)
8 (52.0)
33
41–60
6 (10.2)
2 (28.6)
3 (18.8)
11
≥61
10 (16.9)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
10
Case
Abscess
15 (62.5)
3 (12.5)
6 (25)
24
Burn
12 (60)
3 (15)
5 (25)
20
Diabetic
11 (78.6)
1 (7.1)
2 (14.3)
14
Surgical wound
21 (87.5)
0 (0)
3 (12.5)
24
MRSA: methicillin-resistant S. aureus; MISA: methicillin-intermediate S. aureus; MSSA: methicillin-sensitive S. aureus.
