Table 2 Distribution of antibiotic resistance genes amongst the S. epidermidis strains isolated from different types of hospital infectious samples
Samples (no. positive samples for S. epidermidis) | Antibiotic resistance genes (%) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mecA | msrA | msrB | AacA-D | tetK | tetM | vatA | vatB | vatC | ermA | ermC | linA | |
UTIs (10) | 2 (20) | 2 (20) | 1 (10) | 5 (50) | 4 (40) | 2 (20) | 1 (10) | 1 (10) | – | 1 (10) | 1 (10) | 1 (10) |
WIs (20) | 10 (50) | 9 (45) | 7 (35) | 16 (80) | 12 (60) | 8 (40) | 2 (10) | 3 (15) | 1 (5) | 2 (10) | 3 (15) | 3 (15) |
RTIs (16) | 9 (56.25) | 7 (43.75) | 4 (25) | 11 (68.75) | 10 (62.50) | 8 (50) | 1 (6.25) | 2 (12.50) | 1 (6.25) | 1 (6.25) | 2 (12.50) | 1 (6.25) |
Total (46) | 21 (45.65) | 18 (39.13) | 12 (26.08) | 32 (69.56) | 26 (56.52) | 18 (39.13) | 4 (8.69) | 6 (13.04) | 2 (4.34) | 4 (8.69) | 6 (13.04) | 5 (10.86) |