Table S4.30 Staphylococcus aureus resistance, by clinical setting, 2014
Antimicrobial
Public hospitals, % resistance (n)
Public hospitals and health services, % resistance (n)
Private hospitals, % resistance (n)
Community, % resistance (n)
Residential aged care facilities, % resistance (n)
Penicillin
82.7 (2 144)
88.9 (29 575)
84.4 (2 861)
84.6 (13)
na
Oxacillin
19.2 (2 144)
20.7 (29 504)
15.6 (3 493)
10.8 (34 117)
27.7 (1 901)
Erythromycin
17.2 (2 144)
14.7 (29 532)
19.6 (3 494)
17.3 (34 120)
22.2 (1 900)
Clindamycin
4.4 (2 144)
10.1 (29 834)
17.5 (3 492)
16.5 (34 105)
20.6 (1 899)
Tetracycline
6.1 (2 144)
3.3 (28 232)
4.5 (3 425)
3.2 (30 386)
5.0 (1 896)
Gentamicin
4.3 (2 146)
1.4 (29 206)
0.0 (60)
na
na
Ciprofloxacin
12.3 (2 146)
4.1 (28 213)
3.3 (60)
na
na
Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole
4.2 (2 144)
2.7 (29 294)
3.1 (3 494)
1.7 (34 120)
3.5 (1 901)
Fusidic acid
4.1 (2 145)
11.1 (28 125)
3.3 (60)
na
na
Rifampicin
0.4 (2 094)
0.2 (28 150)
0.0 (60)
na
na
Nitrofurantoin
0.0 (2 092)
na
0.0 (17)
na
na
Daptomycin
0.5 (2 142)
0.3 (26 344)
0.5 (3 047)
0.3 (30 852)
0.7 (1 649)
Linezolid
0.2 (2 146)
0.0 (26 180)
0.0 (3 048)
0.1 (30 863)
0.1 (1 649)
Vancomycin
0.0 (2 146)
0.0 (27 959)
0.0 (287)
0.0 (14)
na
na = not available (either not tested or tested against an inadequate number of isolates)
Sources: AGAR (public and private hospitals); OrgTRx, Queensland (public hospitals and health services); SNP (private hospitals, community and residential aged care facilities)
ACT = Australian Capital Territory; na = not available (either not tested or tested against an inadequate number of isolates); NSW = New South Wales; NT = Northern Territory; Qld = Queensland; SA = South Australia; Tas = Tasmania; Vic = Victoria; WA = Western Australia