Molecular typing and characterization of nasal carriage and community-onset infection methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureusisolates in two Taiwan medical centers

Table 3 Comparison of resistance rates (%) for S. aureus nasal carriage and infection isolates

Antimicrobial agent	Carriage (n=100)	Infection (n=34)	P
Antimicrobial agent	N (%)	N (%)	P
Chloramphenicol	10 (10%)	3 (9%)	1
Ciprofloxacin	0	0
Clindamycin	13 (13%)	3 (9%)	0.56
Erythromycin	46 (46%)	3 (9%)	<0.01
Gentamicin	0	2 (6%)	0.07
Linezolid	0	0
Oxacillin	0	0
Penicillin	92 (92%)	31 (91%)	0.73
QDA	0	0
Rifampin	1 (1%)	0	1
SXT	0	0
Teicoplanin	0	0
Tetracycline	36 (36%)	14 (41%)	0.92
Vancomycin	0	0