TABLE 2.
Antibiotic susceptibility profiles of the two C-MRSA strains in comparison with those of H-MRSA strains
| Strain | Type of SCC mec | MIC (mg/liter)a
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxacillin | Ampicillin | Ceftizoxime | Imipenem | Erythromycin | Tobramycin | Kanamycin | Tetracycline | ||
| CA05 | IV | 8 | 32 | 128 | 0.125 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2 | 0.125 |
| 8/6-3P | IV | 8 | 16 | 128 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 1 | 0.125 |
| NCTC 10442 | I | 256 | 256 | >512 | 16 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 1 | 128 |
| N315 | II | 16 | 32 | 16 | 1 | >512 | 512 | >512 | 0.125 |
| 85/2082 | III | 32 | 32 | >512 | 0.5 | >512 | 8 | 512 | 128 |
| ATCC 29213b | 0.25 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.03 | 0.125 | 0.25 | 1 | 0.125 | |
a
The MICs were determined by the agar plate dilution method of the NCCLS.
b
A methicillin-susceptible S. aureus type strain.