Table 1.
Antibiogram patterns of the 64 S. haemolyticus strains determined by the disc diffusion test
| Antimicrobial agent | No. (%) of S. haemolyticus isolates that were: |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Susceptible | Intermediate | Resistant | |
| Penicillin | 3 (5) | 0 | 61 (95) |
| Ampicillin | 3 (5) | 0 | 61 (95) |
| Oxacillin | 8 (12) | 0 | 56 (88) |
| Cefoxitin | 8 (12) | 0 | 56 (88) |
| Gentamicin | 16 (25) | 1 (2) | 47 (73) |
| Ciprofloxacin | 18 (28) | 0 | 46 (72) |
| Erythromycin | 21 (33) | 2 (3) | 41 (64) |
| Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | 27 (42) | 3 (5) | 34 (53) |
| Clindamycin | 34 (53) | 0 | 30 (47) |
| Chloramphenicol | 48 (75) | 0 | 16 (25) |
| Tetracycline | 50 (78) | 2 (3) | 12 (19) |
| Rifampin | 54 (84) | 3 (5) | 7 (11) |
| Mupirocin | 58 (90) | 1(2) | 5 (8) |