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Table 2 Species richness and MAR index of S. aureus and CoNS isolates

From: Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and pattern of antimicrobial resistance in mastitis milk of cattle in Chitwan, Nepal

Total antibiotics used

No of Antibiotic-resistant

(species richness)

MAR index

No of isolates resistant

S. aureus [14]

CoNS [15]

11

1

0.1

0

1

2

0.2

1

2

3

0.3

1

7

4

0.4

0

0

5

0.5

3

8

6

0.5

8

6

7

0.6

1

3

8

0.7

9

1

9

0.8

4

1

10

0.9

2

1

  1. The mean MAR index of S. aureus is significantly higher than that of CoNS isolates (t57ā€‰=ā€‰3.168; pā€‰<ā€‰0.05)
  2. MAR Multiple Antibiotic resistance, S. aureus Staphylococcus aureus, CoNS Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp