TABLE 1.
Distribution frequencies of the MICs for S. aureus isolates with different methicillin and ciprofloxacin susceptibilities
| Antimicrobial | Susceptibility category (n)a | No. of isolates for which the MIC (μg/ml) was:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤0.007 | 0.015 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 64 | ||
| Ciprofloxacin | MS (388) | 333b | 37 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9c | |||||||
| MR (214) | 52b | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 145c | ||||||||
| BMS-283756 | CS (430) | 43b | 275 | 97 | 15 | |||||||||
| CI (7) | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| CR (165) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 66 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
a
MS, methicillin sensitive; MR, methicillin resistant; CS, ciprofloxacin susceptible; CI, ciprofloxacin intermediate; CR, ciprofloxacin resistant.
b
The number of isolates was less than or equal to this value.
c
The number of isolates was greater than or equal to this value.