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Table 3 Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of S. aureus isolates

From: Nasal carriage of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers at Al Shifa hospital in Gaza Strip

Antibiotics

Susceptible (%)

Intermediate (%)

Resistant (%)

Oxacillin

11 (17.7%)

0 (0%)

51 (82.3%)

Penicillin

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

62 (100%)

Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid

30 (48.4%)

1 (1.6%)

31 (50.0%)

Erythromycin

44 (80.0%)

7 (11.3%)

11 (17.8%)

Vancomycin

53 (85.5%)

0

9 (14.5%)

Tetracycline

53 (85.8%)

6 (9.8%)

3 (4.8%)

Cefuroxime

53 (85.8%)

6 (9.8%)

3 (4.8%)

Gentamycin

60 (96.8%)

1 (1.6%)

1 (1.6%)

Rifampicin

55 (88.7%)

4 (6.4%)

3 (4.8%)

Clindamycin

55 (88.7%)

5 (8.0%)

2 (3.2%)

Ciprofloxacin

56 (90.3%)

4 (6.4%)

2 (3.2%)