Table S4.32 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus resistance, by specimen source, 2014
Antimicrobial
Blood, % resistance (n)
Other, % resistance (n)
Total, % resistance (n)
Penicillin
100 (634)
100 (5 826)
100.0 (6 460)
Oxacillin
98.1 (635)
99.9 (10 439)
99.8 (11 074)
Ciprofloxacin
42.9 (611)
12.6 (5 813)
15.5 (6 424)
Erythromycin
45.4 (636)
23.7 (10 445)
25.0 (11 081)
Clindamycin
20.6 (637)
19.0 (10 547)
19.1 (11 184)
Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole
11.8 (636)
5.2 (10 530)
5.5 (11 166)
Gentamicin
15.0 (612)
4.1 (5 818)
5.1 (6 430)
Rifampicin
0.8 (628)
0.9 (10 333)
0.9 (10 961)
Fusidic acid
4.6 (633)
5.9 (10 462)
5.8 (11 095)
Linezolid
0.3 (600)
0.1 (9 557)
0.1 (10 157)
Daptomycin
1.0 (599)
0.6 (9 587)
0.6 (10 186)
Tetracycline
15.8 (631)
7.2 (10 062)
7.7 (10 693)
Nitrofurantoin
0.0 (409)
na
0.0 (409)
Vancomycin
0.0 (643)
0.0 (10 477)
0.0 (11 120)
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)
Table S4.33 Methicillin-resistant 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
100.0 (408)
100.0 (6023)
100.0 (28)
na
na
Oxacillin
97.3 (409)
100.0 (6024)
99.3 (534)
99.9 (3591)
99.6 (516)
Ciprofloxacin
51.6 (409)
13.0 (6008)
na
na
na
Erythromycin
49.1 (409)
20.6 (6029)
46.2 (535)
24.1 (3592)
41.3 (516)
Clindamycin
16.4 (409)
14.6 (6135)
41.5 (533)
20.8 (3591)
39.3 (516)
Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole
12.7 (408)
5.3 (6116)
10.5 (535)
4.5 (3591)
5.2 (516)
Gentamicin
18.1 (409)
4.2 (6014)
na
na
na
Rifampicin
1.2 (407)
0.7 (6017)
1.6 (514)
1.0 (3484)
1.3 (539)
Fusidic acid
4.2 (409)
4.6 (6015)
9.6 (551)
6.7 (3571)
11.1 (549)
Linezolid
0.5 (409)
0.1 (5391)
0.0 (461)
0.1 (3425)
0.2 (471)
Daptomycin
1.5 (407)
0.5 (5422)
0.7 (461
0.7 (3425)
0.8 (471)
Tetracycline
19.1 (409)
6.4 (5991)
13.0 (530)
7.1 (3249)
11.1 (514)
Nitrofurantoin
0.0 (406)
na
na
na
na
Vancomycin
0.0 (409)
0.0 (6014)
0.0 (555)
0.1 (3589)
0.2 (553)
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)
