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Table 2 Distribution of antimicrobial resistance genes of food and clinical isolates

From: Emerging of antimicrobial resistance in staphylococci isolated from clinical and food samples in Algeria

Antibiotic agent

Target genes

Food isolates (n = 51)

P value

Clinical isolates (n = 45)

P value

S. aureus (n = 33)

CoNS (n = 18)

Hospital acquired isolates (n = 18)

Community acquired isolates (n = 27)

S. aureus (n = 18)

S. aureus (n = 21)

CoNS (n = 06)

Tetracycline

tetM

22 (66.67%)

16 (88.89%)

0.103

10 (55.56%)

17 (80.95%)

2 (33.33%)

0.162

tetK

13 (39.39%)

4 (22.22%)

0.351

6 (33.33%)

11 (52.38%)

1 (16.67%)

0.333

Erythromycin

ermA

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

ND

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

ND

ermC

2 (6.06%)

1 (5.56%)

1.000

1 (5.56%)

5 (23.81%)

0 (0.00%)

0.189

Gentamicin

aacA-aphD

6 (18.18%)

3 (16.67%)

1.000

3 (16.67%)

9 (42.86%)

2 (33.33%)

0.095

Penicillin

blaZ

15 (46.87%)

10 (88.89%)

0.565

6 (33.33%)

15 (80.95%)

2 (33.33%)

0.025

Methicillin

mecA

15 (46.87%)

10 (88.89%)

0.565

17 (94.44%)

19 (90.48%)

6 (100%)

1.000