Research Article

Detection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Vancomycin for Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Pus/Wound Swab Samples of the Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Table 2

Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of MSSA and MRSA.

AntibioticsMSSAMRSA value
Susceptible (%)Susceptible (%)

Erythromycin33 (46.5)7 (17.9)0.003
Clindamycin57 (80.3)25 (64.1)0.062
Gentamicin64 (90.1)14 (35.9)0.000
Ciprofloxacin37 (52.1)9 (23.1)0.003
Chloramphenicol70 (98.6)39 (100)0.457
Cotrimoxazole30 (42.2)12 (30.8)0.236
Mupirocin70 (98.6)38 (97.4)0.664
Rifampin71 (100)35 (89.7)0.006
Tetracycline71 (100)34 (87.2)0.002
Penicillin G19 (26.8)0 (0)0.000