Research Article
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Recovered from Healthcare- and Community-Associated Infections in Egypt
Table 1
Resistance of MRSA strains to antimicrobial discs.
| | | HA-MRSA () | CA-MRSA () | | | Number (%) | Number (%) |
| | Ampicillin (10 μg) | 343 (100) | 21 (100) | | Penicillin (10 μg) | 343 (100) | 21 (100) | | Tetracycline (30 μg) | 290 (84.5) | 18 (85.7) | | Gentamicin (10 μg) | 277 (80.7) | 2 (9.5) | | Ciprofloxacin (5 μg) | 242 (70.5) | 2 (9.5) | | Erythromycin (15 μg) | 221 (64.4) | 4 (19) | | Clindamycin (2 μg) | 191 (55.6) | 0 (0) | | Rifampicin (5 μg) | 70 (20.4) | 3 (14.2) | | SXT (1.25 μg/23.75 μg) | 59 (17.2) | 4 (19) | | Vancomycin E-test | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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SXT: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
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