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Table 2 Correlation of antibiotic resistance between class 2 integron-positive and integron-negative of S. aureus

From: Variability in gene cassette patterns of class 1 and 2 integrons associated with multi drug resistance patterns in Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates in Tehran-Iran

Antibiotics

All strains of S.aureus (n = 139)

Integron-positive isolates (n = 49)

Integron-negative isolates (n = 90)

P value

R

S

R

S

R

S

AK*

43 (31 %)

96 (69 %)

21 (42.9 %)

28 (57.1 %)

22 (24.4 %)

68 (75.6 %)

0.021

SXT*

38 (27.3 %)

101 (72.7 %)

24 (49 %)

25 (51 %)

14 (15.5 %)

76 (84.5 %)

<0.001

C

21 (42.9 %)

28 (57.1 %)

21 (42.9 %)

28 (57.1 %)

28 (31.1 %)

62 (68.9 %)

0.116

TE*

78 (56.1 %)

61 (43.9 %)

38 (77.5 %)

11 (22.5 %)

40 (44.4 %)

50 (55.6 %)

<0.001

CIP*

56 (40.3 %)

83 (59.7 %)

28 (57.1 %)

21 (42.9 %)

28 (31.1 %)

62 (68.9 %)

0.003

GM*

76 (54.7 %)

63 (45.3 %)

37 (75.5 %)

12 (24.5 %)

39 (43.3 %)

51 (56.7 %)

<0.001

SPC*

86 (61.9 %)

53 (38.1 %)

41 (83.7 %)

8 (16.3 %)

45 (50 %)

45 (50 %)

<0.001

ATH*

69 (49.6 %)

70 (50.4 %)

36 (73.5 %)

13 (26.5 %)

33 (36.7 %)

57 (63.3 %)

<0.001

S*

75 (54 %)

64 (46 %)

34 (69.4 %)

15 (30.6 %)

41 (45.6 %)

49 (54.4 %)

0.006

GAT

44 (31.7 %)

95 (68.3 %)

19 (38.8 %)

30 (61.2 %)

25 (27.8 %)

65 (72.2 %)

0.127

OXA

104 (74.8 %)

35 (25.2 %)

41 (83.7 %)

8 (16.3 %)

63 (70 %)

27 (30 %)

0.056

PG

137 (98.6 %)

2 (1.4 %)

49 (100 %)

0 (0 %)

88 (97.8 %)

2 (2.2 %)

0.418

RP

43 (31 %)

96 (69 %)

18 (36.7 %)

31 (63.3 %)

25 (27.8 %)

65 (72.2)

0.184

LZD

24 (17.3 %)

115 (82.7 %)

9 (18.4 %)

40 (81.6 %)

15 (16.7 %)

75 (83.3 %)

0.486

CD

84 (60.4 %)

55 (39.6 %)

34 (69.4 %)

15 (30.6 %)

50 (55.6 %)

40 (44.4 %)

0.078

E*

95 (68.3 %)

44 (31.7 %)

40 (81.6 %)

9 (18.4 %)

55 (61.1 %)

35 (38.9 %)

0.01

TN

66 (47.5 %)

73 (52.5 %)

26 (53 %)

23 (47 %)

40 (44.4 %)

50 (55.6 %)

0.214

LEV*

56 (40.3 %)

83 (59.7 %)

28 (57.1 %)

21 (42.9 %)

28 (31.1 %)

62 (68.9 %)

0.003

CRO*

71 (51.1 %)

68 (48.9 %)

38 (77.5 %)

11 (22.5 %)

33 (36.7 %)

57 (63.3 %)

<0.001

  1. *: significant values AK, Amikacin, SXT Trimethoprim- Sulfamethoxazole, C Chloramphenicol, TE Tetracycline, CIP Ciprofloxacin, GM Gentamicin, SPC Spectinomycin, ATH Azithromycine, S Streptomycin, GAT Gatifloxacin, OXA Oxacillin, PG Penicillin G, RP Rifampin, LZD Linezolid, CD Clindamycin, E Erythromycin, TN Tobramycin, LEV Levofloxacin, CRO Ceftriaxone, R Resistant, S sensitive