Table 2 Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) 50 and 90 of moxifloxacin, levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin against the major spa and SCCmec types represented in the isolates.

From: Association between fluoroquinolone resistance and MRSA genotype in Alexandria, Egypt

 

MIC50 (µg/mL)

MIC90 (µg/mL)

Moxifloxacin

Levofloxacin

Ciprofloxacin

Moxifloxacin

Levofloxacin

Ciprofloxacin

spa type (n)

t037 (41)

4

16

128

8

16

128

Non-t037 (31)

2

8

32

16

16

128

All isolates (72)

4

16

128

8

16

128

SCC mec type (n)

III (41)

4

16

128

8

16

128

IV (11)

2

8

32

2

16

128

IV E (5)

1

4

32

2

16

64

V (8)

1

8

32

16

32

64

ND (7)

2

16

64

4

16

128

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