Table 1 Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant strains among MR-CoNS and MS-CoNS
Antimicrobial agent | MR-CoNS (n = 50) | MS-CoNS (n = 41) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. epidermidis (n = 26) | S. haemolyticus (n = 22) | S. saprophyticus (n = 2) | S. epidermidis (n = 23) | S. haemolyticus (n = 15) | S. saprophyticus (n = 3) | |
Cefoxitin | 25 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | 15 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
Erythromycin | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
Clindamycin | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Chloramphenicol | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Riphampin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Levofloxacin | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Vancomycin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gentamicin | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Doxycycline | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Novobiocin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |