Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Table 4

Erythromycin and clindamycin susceptibility pattern of S. aureus.

Resistance pattern	S. aureus, n (%)	MRSA, n (%)	MSSA, n (%)
E-S, CD-S	12 (35.3)	3 (25)	9 (40.9)
E-R, CD-R	2 (5.9)	1 (8.4)	1 (4.5)
E-R, CD-S (D+)	7 (20.6)	4 (33.3)	3 (13.6)
E-R, CD-S (D−)	13 (38.2)	4 (33.3)	9 (40.9)
Total	34 (100)	12 (100)	22 (100)

E, erythromycin; CD, clindamycin; S, sensitive; R, resistance; (D+), D-test positive; (D−), D-test negative.