Table 5 Distribution of Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of SA by ethnicity
| Â | European | Maori | Pacific | Other | Total | p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Streptococcus pyogenes | 48 (n=117) | 41.0 | 18 (n=45) | 40.0 | 28 (n=59) | 47.5 | 4 (n=17) | 23.5 | 98 (n=238) | 41.2 | 0.366 |
Staphylococcus aureus (SA) | 33 (n=117) | 28.2 | 12 (n=45) | 26.7 | 25 (n=59) | 42.4 | 6 (n=17) | 35.3 | 76 (n=238) | 31.9 | 0.224 |
SA susceptible to Penicillin | 5 (n=32) | 15.6 | 1 (n=12) | 8.3 | 3 (n=23) | 13.0 | 0 (n=6) | 0.0 | 9 (n=73) | 12.3 | 0.716 |
SA susceptible to Erythromycin | 23 (n=29) | 79.3 | 12 (n=12) | 100.0 | 21 (n=22) | 95.5 | 6 (n=6) | 100.0 | 62 (n=69) | 89.9 | 0.097 |
SA susceptible to Flucloxacillin | 29 (n=31) | 93.5 | 10 (n=11) | 90.9 | 17 (n=22) | 77.3 | 6 (n=6) | 100.0 | 62 (n=70) | 88.6 | 0.224 |