Research Article

Absence of the mecA Gene in Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Different Clinical Specimens in Shendi City, Sudan

Table 1

Drug susceptibility pattern of the study isolates.

Antibiotic MRSA (out of 123) MSSA (out of 77)
Number (%)Number (%)

Methicillin123 (100)00 (0.0)
Penicillin123 (100)74 (96.0)
Ampicillin123 (100)74 (96.0)
Gentamicin116 (94.0)6 (8.0)
Kanamycin113 (92.0)23 (30.0)
Imipenem69 (56.0)20 (26.0)
Amoxicillin64 (52.0)23 (30.0)
Ciprofloxacin106 (86.5)17 (22.0)
Clindamycin 88 (71.3)25 (32.0)
Linezolid 16 (13.0)00 (0.0)
Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim74 (60.0)31 (40.0)