Table 2 Pooled antibiotic resistance rates of MRSA strains; Ethiopia, 2006-2014
From: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ethiopia: a meta-analysis
Antibiotics | Antibiotic resistance rate reported by 7 studies | Pooled resistance rate, % (95 % CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lemma et al. 2015 [17] | Anagaw et al. 2013 [22] | Abera et al. 2008 [29] | Kahsay et al. 2014 [16] | Reta et al. 2015 [12] | Kejela & Bacha, 2013 [19] | Tebelay et al. 2014 [14] | ||
Chloramphinicol | 4 (5.5) | 22 (44.9) | - | - | 0 | 23 (59) | 16 (47.1) | 30.8 (30.3–63.8) |
Ceftriaxone | 15 (20.5) | 2 (4.1) | 85 (95.5) | - | 0 | - | 30.8 (0–84.1) | |
Ciprofloxacin | 17 (23.3) | 2 (4.1) | 67 (75.3) | - | 0 | - | 28 (82.4) | 37.3 (5.9–68.7) |
Clindamycin | 6 (8.2) | 1 (2) | - | 22 (61.1) | 0 | - | 18 (52.9) | 23.1 (7.5–38.8) |
Cotrimoxazole | 4 (5.5) | 22 (44.9) | - | 36 (100) | 2 (11.8) | 7 (17.9) | 34 (100) | 46.4 (8.4–84.5) |
Erythromycin | 17 (23.3) | 9 (18.4) | 69 (77.5) | 35 (97.2) | 0 | 24 (61.5) | 34 (100) | 97.2 (23.2–100) |
Tetracycline | 53 (72.6) | 10 (20.4) | 80 (89.9) | 15 (41.7) | - | 13 (33.3) | - | 51.9 (22.8–81) |
Pencillin G | - | 49 (100) | 89 (100) | 36 (100) | 17 (100) | 39 (100) | 34 (100) | 99.1 (98–100) |
Ampicillin | - | 46 (93.9) | - | 36 (100) | - | 39 (100) | - | 98.1 (95.7–100) |
Amoxacillin | - | 46 (93.9) | - | 36 (100) | - | - | 97.1 (92.7–100) | |
Vancomycin | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 (12.8) | 10 (29.4) | 5.3 (0–10.6) |
Gentamycin | - | - | 63 (70.8) | 34 (94.4) | 0 | 6 (15.4) | 13 (38.2) | 44.4 (4.9–83.9) |