Table 5: Antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Mehicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Microorganism Study Area or Hospital No. of Isolates Antibiotics Resistance (%) Reference
S. aureus Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Chitwan 306 Penicillin 94.7 [62]
Cotrimoxazole 81.7
Cephalexin 68
Gentamicin 60.4
Ciprofloxacin 63.7
Erythromycin 32.7
Cefoxitin 43.1
Oxacillin 39.2
Clindamycin 27.5
Amikacin 10.7
Vancomycin 0
Teicoplanin 0
S. aureus Universal College of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa 162 Penicillin 81.5 [67]
Erythromycin 71.7
Ampicillin 87.4
Amoxicillin 91.9
Tetracycline 39.6
Ciprofloxacin 26.5
Amikacin 19
Cloxacillin 69.1
Vancomycin 0
MRSA 112 Penicillin 100
Cloxacillin 100
Amoxicillin 91.8
Ampicillin 90
Erythromycin 68.7
Cephalexin 66.03
Cefazolin 57.6
Vancomycin 0
MRSA Kathmandu Medical college Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu 29 Penicillin 100 [69]
Oxacillin 100
Cephalexin 75.86
Cotrimoxazole 44.82
Erythromycin 44.82
Tetracycline 20.68
Gentamicin 20.68
Amikacin 24.13
Ciprofloxacin 17.03
Vancomycin 0