Table 3 MDR and MAR index of the MRSA isolates.

Isolates	No antimicrobial class	No of antibiotics	Resistance phenotype	No resistant isolates	MAR index
Nasal isolates (n = 38)	3	4	PEN^R, ETP^R, CRO^R, CTX^R	20 (52.6)	0.20
	5	6	PEN^R, ETP^R, CLI^R, TET^R, CRO^R, CTX^R	15 (39.5)	0.30
	5	7	PEN^R, ETP^R, MEM^R, CLI^R, TET^R, CRO^R, CTX^R	13 (34.2)	0.35
	8	11	PEN^R, PTZ^R, ETP^R, MEM^R, TET^R, CLI^R, ERY^R, CIP^R, CRO^R, CTX^R, VAN^R	8 (21.1)	0.55
Rectal isolates (n = 38)	3	4	PEN^R, ETP^R, CRO^R, CTX^R	29 (76.3)	0.20
	4	5	PEN^R, ETP^R, CLI^R, CRO^R, CTX^R	22 (57.9)	0.25
	5	7	PEN^R, ETP^R, MEM^R, TET^R, CLI^R, CRO^R, CTX^R	19 (50.0)	0.35
	7	10	PEN^R, PTZ^R, ETP^R, MEM^R, TET^R, CLI^R, ERY^R, CRO^R, CTX^R, VAN^R	16 (42.1)	0.50
	9	13	PEN^R, PTZ^R, ETP^R, MEM^R, KAN^R, GEN^R, TET^R, CLI^R, ERY^R, CIP^R, CRO^R, CTX^R, VAN^R	10 (26.3)	0.65
Total isolates (n = 76)	3	4	PEN^R, ETP^R, CRO^R, CTX^R	49 (64.5)	0.20
	4	5	PEN^R, ETP^R, CLI^R, CRO^R, CTX^R	41 (53.9)	0.25
	5	7	PEN^R, ETP^R, MEM^R, TET^R, CLI^R, CRO^R, CTX^R	33 (43.4)	0.35
	8	11	PEN^R, PTZ^R, ETP^R, MEM^R, TET^R, CLI^R, ERY^R, CIP^R, CRO^R, CTX^R, VAN^R	22 (28.9)	0.55
	9	14	PEN^R, PTZ^R, IMI^R, ETP^R, MEM^R, KAN^R, GEN^R, TET^R, CLI^R, ERY^R, CIP^R, CRO^R, CTX^R, VAN^R	7 (9.2)	0.70

PEN Penicillin G, PTZ Piperacillin, IMI Imipenem, ETP Ertapenem, MEM Meropenem, KAN Kanamycin, GEN Gentamicin, TET Tetracycline, CLI Clindamycin, ERY Erythromycin, CIP Ciprofloxacin, CRO Ceftaroline, CTX Cefotaxime, VAN Vancomycin. Values in parentheses represent percentages (%).

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