Research Article

Prevalence and Clindamycin Resistance Profile of Staphylococcus aureus and Associated Factors among Patients Attending the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Antibiotic resistance pattern of S. aureus isolated from patients attending University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2018.

Drug nameAntibiotic resistance pattern (%)
S. aureus (N  = 66)MRSA (N  = 14)MSSA (N  = 52)iMLSB (N  = 17)

Cefoxitin14 (21.2)14 (100)3 (17.6)
Amoxicillin/clavulanate15 (22.7)8 (57.1)7 (13.5)6 (35.3)
Clindamycin4 (6.1)1 (7.1)3 (5.8)
Erythromycin26 (39.4)8 (57.1)18 (34.6)17 (100)
Ciprofloxacin4 (6.1)3 (21.4)1 (1.9)1 (5.9)
Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole29 (43.9)12 (85.7)17 (32.7)6 (35.3)
Penicillin63 (95.5)14 (100)49 (94.2)16 (94.1)
Tetracycline66 (100)14 (100)52 (100)17 (100)
Nitrofurantoin1 (1.5)1 (7.1)
Chloramphenicol
Rifampin6 (9.1)3 (21.4)3 (5.8)1 (5.9)
Gentamicin5 (7.6)5 (35.7)1 (5.9)
Doxycycline57 (86.4)13 (92.9)44 (84.6)15 (88.2)
Cloxacillin10 (15.2)6 (42.9)4 (7.7)3 (17.6)