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Organisms identified were S. aureus (48\/77), S. pseudintermedius (7\/77), non-hemolytic Staphylococcus (8\/77), beta-hemolytic Staphylococcus (6\/77), and other species (8\/77). Samples included pyoderma (36\/77), wounds (10\/77), abscesses (15\/77), incision sites (5\/77), nose (8\/77), and foot (3\/77). A trend analysis using non-parametric Spearman\u2019s test showed significant upward trend of resistance (p &lt; 0.05) for 3\/15 antibiotics (ampicillin, cefazolin, penicillin). Susceptibility was significantly different by Staphylococcal species for 8\/15 antibiotics. Gentamicin showed significant susceptibility differences based on source (all abscesses were susceptible to gentamicin). Steel-Dwass test showed statistically significant (p = 0.003) difference between incision sites and abscesses. A non-parametric Kendall\u2019s T-test found significantly negative correlation between cefazolin and amikacin sensitivity (p = 0.0108) and multiple positive correlations of resistance (p &lt; 0.05). This study confirms increasing resistance in dermatologic samples. It is unlikely that the sample source affects resistance, but Staphylococcus species may affect it. 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