| The study area, and sampling site | Study period | Study group | Specimen | Decreasing order of rate of resistance of MRSA isolates to antibiotics | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE, JUSH | 2000 | Patients | Body fluid | PEN > AMP > TTC > CHL/STR > CPI | [12] |
| NWE, GU | 2002 | Inpatients and outpatients | Urine | TTC > CHL > SXT > PEN > AMP > GEN > ERY > CIP | [23] |
| NWE, GU | 2006 | Inpatients and outpatients | wound | AMP > PEN > TTC > SXT > CHL > ERY > GEN > CIP | [24] |
| NWE, FHRH | 2009 | Inpatients and outpatients | Urine | TTC > PEN > STR > AMP > CHL > SXT > ERY > GEN | [27] |
| NEE, DRH | 2011 | Inpatients and outpatients | Ear discharge | AMX > TTC > SXT > ERY > CHL > GEN > CIP | [28] |
| NEE, DRH | 2010 | Inpatients and outpatients | wound | AMX > TTC > SXT > CHL > ERY > GEN > CIP | [33] |
| NWE, GU | 2011 | Surgically operated patients | wound | AMX > AMP > SXT > GEN/CHL > ERY > CIP > TTC/MET | [34] |
| NWE, FHRH | 2012 | Pregnant women | Urine | TTC/AMP/SXT > GEN/CIP > CHL > AMX | [29] |
| NWE, FHRH | 2012 | Surgically operated patients | Wound and blood | AMP > CHL > AMX > SXT > TTC/GEN/PEN > CIP > ERY | [30] |
| NWE, GU | 2012 | Diabetic patients | Urine | TTC/SXT/CIP/PEN > AMP/CHL > ERY > GEN | [25] |
| NWE, GU | 2009-2012 | Inpatients and outpatients | Ear discharge | AMX > AMP > TTC > SXT > ERY > GEN > PEN > CHL > CIP | [31] |
| SWE, Jimma town | 2010-2011 | School children and prisoners | Nasal | PEN > AMP > CHL > ERY > MET > TTC > SXT > GEN > VAN | [9] |
| SWE, JU | 2011 | Inpatients and outpatients | wound | PEN > AMP > ERY > MET > CHL > SXT > VAN > GEN > CIP | [8] |