Table 3 Antibiotic Resistance Among Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in the emergency department
MSSA | MRSA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ED Samples (n = 76; 56 Adult) | Antibiogram (n = 619) | ED Samples (n = 101; 70 Adult) | Antibiogram (n = 473) | |||
Drug | Pediatric% resistant | Adult% resistant | Total% resistant | Pediatric% resistant | Adult% resistant | Total% resistant |
Ciprofloxacin | 0% | 2.9% | 14% | 19.3% | 24.5% | 61% |
Clindamycin | 0% | 14.7 | NR | 9.7% | 4.1% | NR |
Erythromycin | 28.6% | 41.2% | 39% | 87.1% | 100% | 92% |
Gentamicin | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
Levofloxacin | 0% | 2.9% | 13% | 19.3% | 22.5% | 60% |
Moxifloxacin | 0% | 2.94% | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Oxacillina | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Penicillin | 85.7% | 82.3% | NR | 100% | 100% | NR |
Tetracycline | 14.3% | 5.9% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
TMP/SMX | 35.7% | 2.9% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
Vancomycin | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Inducible Clindamycin Resistance | 0% | 14.7% | NR | 3.2% | 4.1% | NR |