Table 2 Concordance rate between antimicrobial phenotypes and predicted genotypes.

From: Whole genome sequencing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates from Terengganu, Malaysia, indicates the predominance of the EMRSA-15 (ST22-SCCmec IV) clone

Antibiotic class

Antibiotic

Resistant isolates

False positive

False negative

Concordance (%)

Resistance determinants

Beta-lactam

Penicillin

88

0

2

97.7

blaZ

Cefoxitin

88

0

0

100

mecA

MLSB

Erythromycin/ clindamycin/ streptogramin

76

0

1

98.9

erm, msr

Fluoroquinolone

Ciprofloxacin/ moxifloxacin

82

0

0

100

Mutations in gyrA/grlA, norA

Aminoglycoside

Amikacin/ gentamicin

26

0

2

97.7

aac(6’)-aph(2″), aph(3’)-III, ant(9)-Ia, ant(6)-Ia, aadD

Tetracycline

Tetracycline/ doxycycline/ minocycline

9

0

1

98.9

tet

Folate inhibitor

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

8

1

0

98.9

dfrG

Phenicol

Chloramphenicol

5

0

0

100

cat

Fucidane

Fusidic acid

13

0

3

96.6

fus

Ansamycin

Rifampicin

3

0

0

100

Mutation in rpoB

Monoxycarbolic acid

Mupirocin

1

0

0

100

mupA