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Table 1 Antimicrobial activity of antibiotics tested in the study on clinical MRSA strains

From: In vitro evaluation of antibiotics' combinations for empirical therapy of suspected methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureussevere respiratory infections

 

Number of strains having MIC (μg/ml) equal to:

 

2048

1024

512

256

128

64

32

16

8

4

2

1

0.5

0.25

0.125

LVX

      

3 (1)*

5 (2)

35 (17)

3 (3)

 

4 (2)

   

CTX

34

3

5

2

2

2

2

        

VA

         

3 (1)

9 (3)

20 (13)

18 (8)

  

TEC

         

2 (1)

3 (1)

23 (12)

12 (5)

6 (3)

4 (3)

AMK

   

1

2

 

2

3

10

6

 

1

   

CAZ

 

7

13

2

3

          

FEP

 

15

4

 

2

4

         

IPM

  

5

13

3

2

    

2

    

TZP

  

3

14

2

2

2

1

1

      
  1. *: Data in parenthesis refer to strains used in triple combinations; LVX: levofloxacin; CTX: cefotaxime; VA: vancomycin; TEC: teicoplanin; AMK: amikacin; CAZ: ceftazidime; FEP: cefepime; IPM imipenem; TZP: piperacillin/tazobactam.