Comparison of antibiotic susceptibilities of 22 MSSA and 6 MRSA isolated from nares
| Susceptible strains | ||||
| Total (n=28)N (%) | MSSA (n=22)N (%) | MRSA (n=6)N (%) | p Value* | |
| Clindamycin | 21 (75.0) | 20 (90.9) | 1 (16.7) | 0.001† |
| Erythromycin | 19 (67.9) | 18 (81.8) | 1 (16.7) | 0.007† |
| Penicillin | 2 (7.1) | 2 (9.1) | 0 (0) | >0.999† |
| Linezolid | 28 (100) | 22 (100) | 6 (100) | |
| Sulfamethoxazole–trimethoprim | 28 (100) | 22 (100) | 6 (100) | |
| Teicoplanin | 28 (100) | 22 (100) | 6 (100) | |
| Vancomycin | 28 (100) | 22 (100) | 6 (100) | |
| Tigecycline | 28 (100) | 22 (100) | 6 (100) | |
*Student’s t-test for age comparison, Χ2 test for others.
†Χ2 not be a valid test owing to a low number; Fisher exact test was used.
MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus.