Comparison of Nasal Colonization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in HIV-Infected and Non-HIV Patients Attending the National Public Health Laboratory of Central Nepal
Table 3
Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of MSSA and MRSA bacteria isolated from HIV-infected and non-HIV patients.
Isolates
Type of patients
RXN
Antimicrobial agents (no. (%))
CX
CIP
COT
GEN
VA
P
E
TE
MSSA ()
HIV-infected
S
69 (100)
56 (81.2)
45 (65.2)
60 (86.9)
69 (100)
57 (82.6)
41 (59.4)
66 (95.7)
R
0
13 (18.8)
24 (34.8)
9 (13.1)
0
12 (17.4)
28 (40.6)
3 (4.3)
MSSA ()
Non-HIV
S
42 (100)
33 (78.6)
24 (57.1)
36 (85.7)
42 (100)
39 (92.38
27 (64.3)
42 (100)
R
0
9 (21.4)
18 (42.9)
6 (14.3)
0
3 (7.2)
15 (35.7)
0
MRSA ()
HIV-infected
S
0
3 (27.3)
5 (45.5)
3 (27.3)
11 (100)
0
4 (36.4)
8 (72.7)
R
11 (100)
8 (72.7)
6 (54.5)
8 (72.7)
0
11 (100)
7 (63.6)
3 (27.3)
MRSA ()
Non-HIV
S
0
1 (33.3)
0
2 (66.7)
3 (100)
0
1 (33.3)
2 (66.7)
R
3 (100)
2 (66.7)
3 (100)
1 (33.3)
0
3 (100)
2 (66.7)
1 (33.3)
Total ()
S
111 (88.8)
93 (74.4)
74 (59.2)
101 (80.8)
125 (100)
96 (76.8)
73 (58.4)
118 (94.4)
R
14 (9.2)
32 (25.6)
51 (40.8)
24 (19.2)
0
29 (23.2)
52 (41.6)
7 (5.6)
Key: R = resistant, S = sensitive, RXN = reaction, CX = cefoxitin, CIP = ciprofloxacin, COT = co-trimoxazole, GEN = gentamicin, VA = vancomycin, P = penicillin G, E = erythromycin, TE = tetracycline.
