Table 2 Percentage of 1979 aMSSA strains resistant to various antimicrobial agents at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, 1999 – 2004
From: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusprevalence: Current susceptibility patterns in Trinidad
Antimicrobial | Hospital Practice (n = 1375) | Community Practice (n = 604) | Significance (P-value) |
|---|---|---|---|
Ampicillin | 1356 (98.6) | 412 (68.2) | < 0.001 |
Tetracycline | 587(42.7) | 444 (73.5) | < 0.001 |
Erythromycin | 198 (14.4) | 37 (6.1) | NS |
Clindamycin | 144 (10.5) | 50 (8.3) | NS |
1Co-trimoxazole | 140 (10.2) | 26 (4.3) | NS |
Gentamicin | 268 (19.5) | 7 (1.2) | < 0.001 |
Ciprofloxacin | 28 (2.0) | 45 (7.5) | NS |
Oxacillin | 0 | 0 | __ |
Vancomycin | 0 | 0 | __ |