Table 2 Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated S. epidermidis ST types according to according to source
Source (n) | Antimicrobial resistancea % | Healthcare-associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
methicillin | clindamycin | fusidic acid | gentamicin | TMP-SMX | ST typesb % | |
Community patients | ||||||
Day 1 (9) | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Day 3 (7) | 86 | 86 | 57 | 29 | 57 | 86 |
Day 5 (6) | 100 | 83 | 50 | 33 | 67 | 83 |
Day 8 (2) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Day 11 (2) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 50 |
Day 14 (2) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Referral patients day 1 (n = 5) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 40 |
Environment (11) | 50 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 43 |
Medical doctor (3) | 100 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 67 |
Nurse (23) | 91 | 57 | 39 | 26 | 39 | 100 |
Assistant nurse (11) | 100 | 36 | 45 | 22 | 36 | 91 |