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Table 1 MDR gram positive bacteria identified from infected wounds in JUSH, June to December 2011

From: Multidrug-resistant bacterial isolates in infected wounds at Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia

Bacteria

Antimicrobial classes resisted to No (%)

Average

 

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

R8

R9

R10

 

S. aureus

2(2.7)

6(8.2)

11(15.1)

22(30.1)

11(15.1)

4(5.5)

2(2.7)

5(6.9)

63(86.2)

CNS

3(21.4)

0(0.0)

1(7.1)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

4(28.6)

Total

5(5.8)

6(6.9)

12(13.8)

22(25.3)

11(12.6)

4(4.6)

2(2.3)

5(5.8)

67(77.0)

  1. Key: R3 - R10 = resistance of bacteria to 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 or 10 classes of antimicrobials tested.