Throat Swab Culture Positivity and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles in Children 2–5 Years of Age Suspected of Bacterial Tonsillitis at Hargeisa Group of Hospitals, Somaliland: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Distribution of mixed isolates and MRSA from the total confirmed bacterial throat culture (n = 120) in children 2–5 years of age with suspicion of bacterial tonsillitis at Hargeisa Group of Hospital.

Type of mixed isolates	Frequency (%)
Beta-hemolytic streptococci + S. aureus	10 (8.3)
Beta-hemolytic streptococci + P. aeruginosa	3 (2.5)
S. pneumoniae + S. aureus	4 (3.3)
S. pneumoniae + K. pneumoniae	2 (1.7)
S. aureus + M. catarrhalis	4 (3.3)
Total	23 (19.2)
MRSA	19 (15.8)

Key. MRSA: methicillin resistant S. aureus.