Table 1 Clinical sources 2430 strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, 1999 – 2004
From: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusprevalence: Current susceptibility patterns in Trinidad
| Â | Â | Â | aMRSA | bMSSA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source/Specimen | N | % | N | % | N | % |
Wounds (surgical/burns | 922 | 37.9 | 271 | 60.1 | 651 | 32.9 |
Pus/abscess | 368 | 15.1 | 30 | 6.6 | 338 | 17.1 |
Upper respiratory tract | 283 | 11.6 | 0 | - | 283 | 14.3 |
Urine | 232 | 9.5 | 70 | 15.5 | 84 | 4.2 |
Blood | 201 | 8.3 | 28 | 6.2 | 73 | 8.7 |
Lower respiratory tract | 109 | 4.5 | 25 | 5.5 | 84 | 4.2 |
Eye discharge | 95 | 4.0 | 5 | 1.1 | 90 | 4.5 |
Ear | 71 | 3.0 | 8 | 1.8 | 63 | 3.2 |
High vaginal swab | 66 | 2.7 | 13 | 2.9 | 53 | 2.7 |
Cerebrospinal fluid | 29 | 1.2 | 0 | - | 29 | 1.5 |
dMiscellaneous | 54 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 53 | 2.7 |
Total | 2430 | 100 | 451 | 100 | 1979 | 100 |