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Table 5 Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of S. aureus strains to different antimicrobial agents at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College from September 2013 to April 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

From: Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical samples at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Antibiotics

Resistant

Susceptible

N (%)

N (%)

Cefoxitin [30 μg]

34(17.5)

160(82.5)

Amoxicillin-clavulanate [30 μg]

36(18.5)

158(81.5)

Penicillin G [10 U]

187(96.4)

7(3.6)

Vancomycina

10(5.1)

184(94.9)

SXT [1.25/23.75 μg]

103(53.1)

91(46.9)

Chloramphenicol [30 μg]

36(18.6)

158(81.4)

Gentamycin [10 μg]

26(13.4)

168(86.6)

Cefuroxime [30 μg]

40(20.6)

154(79.4)

Clindamycin [30 μg]

23(11.9)

171(88.1)

Ciprofloxacin [5 μg]

61(31.4)

133(68.6)

Cephalothin [10 μg]

37(19.1)

157(80.9)

Erythromycin [15 μg]

103(53.1)

91(46.9)

  1. SXT Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole
  2. a concentration from 2 μg/ml to16μg/ml