TABLE 1.

Antimicrobial susceptibility of MRSA strains in this study

Antimicrobial agenta	MIC (μg/ml) for strains isolated from patients:
	With impetigo and SSSS			Without impetigo and SSSS
	Range	50%	90%	Range	50%	90%
Oxacillin	4-≥256	64	128	4-≥256	≥256	≥256
Cefmetazole	4-≥64	32	≥64	4-≥64	≥64	≥64
Clarithromycin	≤0.125-≥256	≥256	≥256	≤0.125-≥256	≥256	≥256
Levofloxacin	≤0.125-≥256	≤0.125	≤0.125	≤0.125-≥256	≥256	≥256
Gentamicin	0.5-≥64	≥64	≥64	0.25-≥64	≥64	≥64
Arbekacin	0.5-8	2	4	0.25-≥32	1	2
Vancomycin	≤0.5-2	1	1	≤0.5-2	1	1
Minocycline	≤0.125-16	≤0.125	0.25	≤0.125-32	16	16
Benzalkonium-Cl	2-4	2	2	1-8	4	8
Benzethonium-Cl	1-8	1	2	0.5-16	4	8
Chlorhexidine-Glu	1-4	2	2	1-8	4	4
Cetyltrimethylammonium-Br	≤0.5-16	4	8	2-16	8	8
Ethidium-Br	1-32	8	8	1-≥256	8	≥256

^aBenzalkonium-Cl, benzalkonium chloride; benzethonium-Cl, benzethonium chloride; chlorhexidine-Glu, chlorhexidine digluconate; cetyltrimethylammonium-Br, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide; ethidium-Br, ethidium bromide.