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Comparison of vancomycin MICs determined by tube macrodilution on low and standard bacterial inoculaa
| Vancomycin MIC (μg/ml) | No. (%) of isolates with vancomycin MIC (μg/ml) determined in: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-inoculum group (5 × 104 CFU/ml) |
Standard-inoculum group (106 CFU/ml) |
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| 24 h | 48 h | 24 h | 48 h | |
| 1 | 31 (55) | 11 (20) | 7 (12) | 0 (0) |
| 2 | 20 (36) | 39 (70) | 43 (77) | 50 (89) |
| 4 | 5 (9) | 5 (9) | 6 (11) | 5 (9) |
| 8 | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
MICs were determined for 56 MRSA blood isolates.
