Table 2 Antibacterial resistance of S. aureus isolates obtained from food handlers
Antibiotics | Mouth (n = 13) | Hand (n = 11) | Nose (n = 32) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R (%) | IR (%) | R (%) | IR (%) | R (%) | IR (%) | |
Netilmicin | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Gentamicin | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Amikacin | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Erythromycin | 1 (8) | – | – | – | – | – |
Imipenem | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ciprofloxacin | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Cefoxitin | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tetracycline | – | 1 (8) | 1 (9) | – | – | – |
Chloramphenicol | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Cephazolin | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Trimethoprim | – | 1 (8) | – | – | 2 (6) | 2 (6) |
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Mupirocin | – | 2 (15) | – | – | – | – |
Clindamicin | – | – | – | – | – | – |