Prevalence of Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus and Multidrug-Resistant Strains from Patients Attending the Referral Hospitals of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 1

Distribution of S. aureus isolates in different clinical samples with respect to age from four referral hospitals of Amhara region, Ethiopia (2017-2018).

Age category	Clinical samples (%)					Total
	Urine	Blood	Wound	Discharges	Body fluids
≤5 years	2 (1.4)	33 (23.7)	12 (8.6)	2 (1.4)	2 (1.4)	51 (36.7)
6–15 years	—	7 (5.0)	5 (3.6)	1 (0.7)	—	13 (9.4)
16–30 years	9 (9.5)	15 (10.8)	15 (10.8)	2 (1.4)	1 (0.7)	42 (30.2)
31–45 years	—	2 (1.4)	6 (4.3)	5 (3.6)	1 (0.7)	14 (10.1)
46–60 years	2 (1.4)	1 (0.7)	6 (4.3)	1 (0.7)	3 (2.2)	13 (9.4)
>60 years	1 (0.7)	3 (2.2)	1 (0.7)	—	1 (0.7)	6 (4.3)
Total	14 (10.1)	61 (43.9)	45 (32.4)	11 (7.9)	8 (5.8)	139 (100)