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Table 3 Comparison of S.aureus antibiotic susceptibility between AKUHN and GCH isolates

From: Low prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus as determined by an automated identification system in two private hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross sectional study

Antibiotic

AKUHN (N = 529)

GCH (N = 202)

P-value

n (%)

n (%)

Penicillin

46 (8.7%)

11 (5.4%)

0.166

Oxacillin

504 (95.3%)

200 (99.0%)

0.015

Erythromycin

459 (86.8%)

186 (92.1%)

0.054

Clindamycina

473 (89.4%)

185 (91.6%)

0.412

Gentamicin

510 (96.4%)

200 (99.0%)

0.080

Tobramycin

506 (95.7%)

202 (100.0%)

0.001

Levofloxacin

487 (92.1%)

200 (99.0%)

0.000

Moxifloxacin

522 (98.7%)

202 (100.0%)

0.199

Linezolid

529 (100.0%)

202 (100.0%)

1.000

Mupirocin

529 (100.0%)

202 (100.0%)

1.000

Rifampicin

524 (99.1%)

201 (99.5%)

1.000

TMP/SMXb

317 (59.9%)

106 (52.5%)

0.079

Tetracycline

446 (84.3%)

172 (85.1)

0.820

Tigecycline

529 (100.0%)

202 (100.0%)

1.000

Teicoplanin

529 (100.0%)

202 (100.0%)

1.000

Vancomycin

529 (100.0%)

202 (100.0%)

1.000

  1. aAfter adjusting for inducible clindamycin resistance.
  2. bTMP/SMX-Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole.