Table 4 Distribution of 2430 Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from hospital practice and community practice at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, according to methicillin-resistance, 1999 – 2004.
From: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusprevalence: Current susceptibility patterns in Trinidad
Methicillin | No. of hospital isolates (%) | No. of community isolates (%) | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sensitive | 1581 (79.2) | 398 (91.9) | 1979 (81.4) |
Resistant | 416 (20.8) | 35 (8.1) | 451 (18.6) |
Total | 1997 (100) | 433 ((100) | 2430 (100) |