Table 1 Vancomycin MICs by agar dilution and species distribution of 58 CoNS strains isolated from blood stream infections
CoNS species | Vancomycin MICs μg/ml | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.25 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
Oxacillin resistant isolates | 1 | 12 | 17 | 14 | – | – |
S. epidermidis | – | 7 | 10 | 9 | – | – |
S. capitis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | – | – |
S. haemolyticus | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | – |
S. lugdunesis | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
Unidentified species | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Oxacillin sensitive isolates | 6 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
S. epidermidis | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
S. capitis | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
S. haemolyticus | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
S. lugdunesis | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
Unidentified species | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Total | 7 | 16 | 21 | 14 | – | – |