Table 2 Resistance data.
Antibiotic | ATCC29213 (MIC a ) | USA 300 isolates from Suriname (MIC a ) | Acquired gene(s) | Location | Core gene | Substitution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penicillin | R (0.5) | R (24–48) | blaZ | pUSA04 |  |  |
Oxacillin | S (0.25) | R (>256) | mecA | SCCmec cassette | Â | Â |
Cefoxitin | S (3) | R (24–128) | mecA | SCCmec cassette |  |  |
Vancomycin | S (0.75) | S (0.50–1) |  |  |  |  |
Clindamycin | S (0.047) | S (0.047–0.094) and R (>256) b | ermC | pUSA05 |  |  |
Linezolid | S (2) | S (0.75–3) |  |  |  |  |
Rifampicin | S (0.008) | S (0.004–0.012) and R (>32) c |  |  | rpoB | H481Y |
Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | S (0.032) | S (0.0320.75) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gentamicin | S (0.38) | S (0.19–0.75) |  |  |  |  |
Kanamycin | S (3) | R (>256) | aphA3 | pUSA04 | Â | Â |
Streptomycin | S (6) | S (3–12) and R (>1024) c | str | pUSA06 |  |  |
Tobramycin | S (0.25) | S (0.25–1) |  |  |  |  |
Ciprofloxacin | S (0.25) | R (>32) | Â | Â | grlA | S80Y |
gyrA | S84L | |||||
Erythromycin | S (0.5) | R (32- > 256) | msrA, mphC | pUSA04 |  |  |
Mupirocin | S (0.094) | S (0.094–0.25) |  |  |  |  |
Minocycline | S (0.094) | S (0.047–0.125) |  |  |  |  |
Tetracycline | S (0.75) | S (0.125–1) |  |  |  |  |
Bacitracin | R (>256) | R (>256) | bcrA, bcrB | pUSA04 | Â | Â |
Chloramphenicol | S (4) | S (3–8) |  |  |  |  |
Daptomycin | S (0.25) | S (0.125–0.75) |  |  |  |  |
Fusidic Acid | S (0.125) | S (0.032–0.5) |  |  |  |  |
