Bacterial and Parasitic Assessment from Fingernails in Debre Markos, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 5

Antimicrobial resistance pattern of S. aureus and CNS isolated from finger nail cultures of food handlers working at food service establishments in Debre Markos University (1st January 2015 to 31st June 2016).

Antimicrobial agents tested	Sensitivity pattern	Staphylococcus aureus (), no. (%)	CNS (), no. (%)
Methicillin	S	10 (90.9)	25 (92.6)
	R	1 (9.1)	2 (7.4)
Vancomycin	S	11 (100)	27 (100)
	R	0 (0)	0 (0)
Amoxicillin	S	5 (45.5)	17 (63)
	R	6 (54.5)	10 (37)
Ampicillin	S	4 (36.4)	19 (70.4)
	R	7 (63.6)	8 (29.6)
Penicillin	S	4 (36.4)	16 (52.3)
	R	7 (63.6)	11 (40.7)
Ciprofloxacin	S	10 (90.9)	22 (81.5)
	R	1 (9.1)	5 (18.5)
Tetracycline	S	5 (45.5)	15 (55.6)
	R	6 (54.5)	12 (44.44)
Erythromycin	S	9 (81.8)	24 (88.9)
	R	2 (18.2)	3 (11.1)
Cotrimoxazole	S	9 (81.8)	25 (92.6)
	R	2 (18.2)	2 (7.4)

CNS: coagulase-negative Staphylococcus aureus, N = number, R = resistant, S = sensitive.