Nasal and Pharyngeal Colonization by Bacterial Pathogens: A Comparative Study between Preclinical and Clinical Sciences Medical Students

Table 3

Antibiotic resistance pattern of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from nasal and pharyngeal specimens.

Antibiotic	Subset A () frequency (percentage)	Subset B () frequency (percentage)	value
Penicillin	27 (90%)	50 (98%)	0.107
Erythromycin	16 (53.3%)	38 (74.5%)	0.051
Ciprofloxacin	10 (33.3%)	21 (41.1%)	0.483
Gentamicin	01 (3.3%)	03 (5.8%)	0.609
Clindamycin	06 (20%)	11 (21.5%)	0.867
Ceftriaxone	06 (20%)	14 (27.4%)	0.453
Amikacin	01 (3.3%)	03 (5.8%)	0.609
Tetracycline	02 (6.6%)	06 (11.7%)	0.458
Vancomycin	00	00	—