TABLE 1.
Erythromycin agar dilution and Etest MIC ranges for 18 V. cholerae strains and 2 quality control strainsa
| Strain | Agar dilution
|
Etest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range (μg/ml) | Mode | Range (μg/ml) | Mode | |
| 97-0016 | 2.0-4.0 | 2.0 | 0.75-2.0 | 1.0 |
| 97-0027 | 16.0-64.0 | 32.0 | 48.0-128.0 | 48.0 |
| 97-0052 | 2.0-4.0 | 2.0 | 0.75-2.0 | 1.0 |
| 97-0256 | 16.0-64.0 | 32.0 | 32.0-64.0 | 32.0, 64.0 |
| 98-0876 | 2.0-4.0 | 2.0 | 0.75-2.0 | 1.0 |
| 98-0883 | 2.0-4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75-2.0 | 1.0 |
| 98-0884 | 2.0-4.0 | 2.0 | 0.75-2.0 | 1.0 |
| 98-0886 | 2.0-4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75-2.0 | 1.0 |
| 98-0944 | 4.0-8.0 | 8.0 | 1.5-3.0 | 2.0 |
| 98-0965 | 2.0-4.0 | 2.0 | 0.5-2.0 | 0.75 |
| 98-0971 | 2.0-4.0 | 2.0 | 0.75-2.0 | 1.0 |
| 98-1106 | 2.0-4.0 | 2.0 | 0.75-1.5 | 1.0 |
| 98-1127 | 2.0-4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 98-1129 | 2.0-4.0 | 2.0 | 0.75-1.5 | 1.0 |
| 98-1130 | 2.0-8.0 | 2.0, 4.0 | 1.0-2.0 | 1.5 |
| 98-1186 | 2.0-8.0 | 2.0 | 1.0-2.0 | 1.0 |
| 98-1193 | 2.0-4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75-1.5 | 1.0 |
| 98-1242 | 2.0-4.0 | 2.0 | 0.38-1.0 | 1.0 |
| E. faecalis ATCC 29212 | 1.0-2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0-4.0 | 4.0 |
| S. aureus ATCC 29213 | 0.25-0.5 | 0.25 | 0.125-0.38 | 0.125 |
a
Agar dilution and Etest MIC ranges are within 2 dilutions from mode.