Volume 11, Number 6—June 2005
Research
Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hospital Nursery and Maternity Units
Table 2
Susceptibility data on Staphylococcus aureus isolates collected from 11 to 15 hospitals in 1999, 2001, and 2003*
1999 (N = 567) | 2001 (N = 772) | 2003 (N = 588) | |
---|---|---|---|
% MRSA | 36 | 46 | 52 |
Antimicrobial agent (% susceptible) | |||
Azithromycin | 14 | 5 | 5 |
Clindamycin | 18 | 15 | 20 |
Vancomycin | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Daptomycin | ND | 100 | 100 |
Tigecycline | ND | ND | 100 |
Minocycline | 98 | ND | 98 |
Linezolid | 100 | ND | 100 |
Rifampin | 88 | 92 | 95 |
Imipenem | 37 | 49 | 56 |
Ciprofloxacin | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | 75 | 80 | 89 |
*MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; ND, not done.