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Table 1 Antimicrobial susceptibility of the MRSA isolated from blood and pleural fluid in this case

From: Empyema necessitans caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a case report and literature review

Antimicrobials

MIC (μg/mL)

Susceptibility

Cefazolin

 ≤ 8

Resistant

Vancomycin

1

Susceptible

Gentamicin

 ≤ 2

Susceptible

Minomycin

 ≤ 2

Susceptible

Erythromycin

 > 4

Resistant

Clindamycin

 ≤ 0.5

Susceptible

Penicillin G

 > 8

Resistant

Oxacillin

 > 2

Resistant

Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim

 ≤ 1

Susceptible

Ampicillin/sulbactam

 ≤ 8

Resistant

Levofloxacin

4

Resistant

Linezolid

 ≤ 1

Susceptible

Daptomycin

 ≤ 0.25

Susceptible

Imipenem/cilastatin

 ≤ 1

Susceptible

  1. Susceptibility test is performed based on the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines (M100Ed33)
  2. Abbreviations: MIC minimal inhibitory concentration, MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus