The Frequency of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase Gene Polymorphism in Egypt

Table 1

Susceptibility of antimicrobials.

Antibiotype	Susceptibility of antimicrobials								Number (%)	Source
	VAN	DA	AMK	AMC	OFX	AMP	CX	SXT
Ant 1	S	S	S	R	S	R	S	S	48 (82.7%)	Urban/rural
Ant 2	S	S	S	R	S	R	S	R	2 (3.4%)	Urban
Ant 3	S	S	R	R	S	R	S	R	2 (3.4%)	Urban
Ant 4	S	S	S	S	S	R	S	S	1 (1.7%)	Rural
Ant 5	S	S	S	R	R	R	S	S	2 (3.4%)	Rural
Ant 6	S	S	R	R	R	R	S	R	3 (5.2%)	Rural

Abbreviations for susceptibility: R: resistant; S: susceptible.
Abbreviations for antimicrobial agents: SXT: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, AMK: amikacin, DA: clindamycin, AMC: amoxicillin/clavulanic, OFX: ofloxacin, VAN: vancomycin, AMP: ampicillin, and CX: cefotaxime.