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Table 2 Susceptibility rates for MRSA and MSSA strains

From: Colonization with selected antibiotic resistant bacteria among a cohort of Sri Lankan university students

 

MSSA strains (n = 57)

MRSA strains (n = 14)

Gentamicin (10 μg)

54 (94.7%)

13 (92.9%)

Ciprofloxacin (5 μg)

42 (73.7%)

10 (71.4%)

Clindamycin (2 μg)

Including inducible resistant isolates

50 (87.7%)

11 (78.6%)

Clindamycin (2 μg)

Excluding inducible resistant isolates

50 (87.7%)

14 (100.0%)

Fusidic acid (5 μg)

49 (86.0%)

12 (85.7%)

Erythromycin (15 μg)

24 (42.1%)

4 (28.6%)