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Table 1 The MIC range, MIC 50 , MIC 90 and the cumulative vancomycin and daptomycin MIC distributions for MRSA isolates determined by BMD and Etest methods

From: Vancomycin and daptomycin minimum inhibitory concentration distribution and occurrence of heteroresistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus blood isolates in Turkey

Drug-Method

Cumulative % of isolates with the following MIC (μg/ml):

MIC50

MIC90

MIC range

0.06

0.094

0.125

0.19

0.25

0.38

0.5

0.75

1

1.5

2

Vancomycin-BMD 1 (n)

      

1

 

103

 

71

1

2

0.5-2

(%)

      

0.6

 

59.4

 

100

   

Vancomycin-Etest (n)

     

2

13

44

86

28

2

1

2

0.5-2

(%)

     

1.1

8.6

33.7

82.9

98.9

100

   

Daptomycin-BMD (n)

  

2

 

15

 

97

 

61

  

0.5

1

0.125-1

(%)

  

1.1

 

9.7

 

65.1

 

100

     

Daptomycin-Etest (n)

1

12

17

31

49

45

14

6

   

0.25

0.5

0.06-1

(%)

0.6

7.43

17.1

34.9

62.9

88.6

96.6

100

      
  1. 1BMD: Broth microdilution.