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Table 1 Participant’s characteristics

From: Hospitalization and colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the surgical department of 03 health facilities in the Ndé division, West-Cameroon

Characteristics

Number

Frequency (%)

Sex

 Men

37

71.15

 Women

15

28.85

Type of surgery

 Visceral

38

73.08

 Orthopedic

14

26.92

Antibiotics administered

 β-lactams

43

82.69

  Ampicillin

21

40.38

  Ceftriaxone

29

55.77

  Cefixime

9

17.31

  Cefuroxime

2

3.85

  Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid

4

7.69

  Cloxacillin

1

1.92

 Fluoroquinolones

15

28.85

  Ciprofloxacin

15

28.85

 Aminosides

17

32.69

  Gentamicin

17

32.69

 Nitro-5-imidazoles

46

88.46

  Metronidazole

46

88.46

 Macrolides

1

1.92

  Clarithromycin

1

1.92