Table 4 Prevalence of erythromycin resistant genes among Staphylococcus aureus isolated from children with AOM
Gene | No. of positive isolates (%) | No. distributing in | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MSSA (n = 25) | MRSA (n = 12) | |||
ermA | 22 (59.4) | 12 (32.4) | 10 (83.3) | 0.002 |
ermB | 3 (8.1) | 1 (2.7) | 2 (16.7) | 0.144 |
ermC | 9 (24.3) | 4 (10.8) | 5 (41.7) | 0.016 |
ermA+ermC | 8 (16.3) | 4 (10.8) | 4 (33.3) | 0.067 |
ermA+ermB | 2 (5.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (16.7) | 1.000 |
ermB+ermC | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (8.3) | 1.000 |
ermA+ermB+ermC | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (8.3) | 1.000 |