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Table 5 Correlation between antibiotic resistance profile and patients age groups

From: Virulence genes distributed among Staphylococcus aureus causing wound infections and their correlation to antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic

Resistance profile

p*

Sensitive

Intermediate

Resistant

Linezolid

    

1 to 20

4

19

0

0.595

21 to 40

4

12

0

 

41 to 60

4

10

0

 

Tetracycline

    

1 to 20

18

4

1

0.617

21 to 40

8

4

2

 

41 to 60

10

2

2

 

Chloramphenicol

    

1 to 20

2

19

2

0.618

21 to 40

3

9

2

 

41 to 60

2

9

3

 

Rifampin

    

1 to 20

12

9

1

0.395

21 to 40

3

10

1

 

41 to 60

5

8

1

 

Piperacillin

    

1 to 20

23

0

0

N/A

21 to 40

14

0

0

 

41 to 60

14

0

0

 

Gentamycin

    

1 to 20

10

10

3

0.851

21 to 40

4

8

2

 

41 to 60

5

6

3

 

Amoxicillin/Sulbactam

    

1 to 20

22

1

0

0.915

21 to 40

13

1

0

 

41 to 60

13

1

0

 

Oxacillin

    

1 to 20

22

1

0

0.915

21 to 40

13

1

0

 

41 to 60

13

1

0

 

Levofloxacin

    

1 to 20

11

12

0

0.450

21 to 40

4

9

1

 

41 to 60

0

8

0

 

Ciprofloxacin

    

1 to 20

11

11

1

0.439

21 to 40

5

8

1

 

41 to 60

4

7

3

 

Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid

    

1 to 20

22

1

0

0.915

21 to 40

13

1

0

 

41 to 60

13

1

0

 

Vancomycin

    

1 to 20

4

19

0

0.556

21 to 40

1

13

0

 

41 to 60

3

11

0

 
  1. *Chi-square test; P-value was set to 0.05; N/A: not applicable
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