Table 3.
Antibiotic susceptibility test for five Enterococcus faecalis isolates against ten different antibiotics.
| Test Group | Antimicrobial Agent | Dose | E. faecalis Isolates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF.1 | EF.2 | EF.3 | EF.4 | EF.5 | |||
| Glycopeptides | Vancomycin | 30 µg | R | R | R | R | R |
| Monobactam | Aztreonam | 30 µg | R | R | R | R | R |
| Cyclic polypeptide | Bacitracin | 0.04 µg | R | R | R | R | R |
| Lincomycin | Clindamycin | 2 µg | R | R | R | R | R |
| Fusidane | Fusidic acid | 10 µg | S | S | S | S | S |
| Carbapenem | Imipenem | 10 µg | R | S | S | S | S |
| Quinolone | Nalidixic acid | 30 µg | R | R | R | R | R |
| Fluoroquinolone | Norfloxacin | 10 µg | R | R | I | R | I |
| Ofloxacin | 5 µg | I | S | S | S | S | |
| Aminoglycoside | Streptomycin | 10 µg | R | R | R | R | I |
Where R: resistant, S: sensitive, I: intermediate.