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. 2012 Mar;56(3):1639–1642. doi: 10.1128/AAC.06067-11

Table 2.

Antimicrobial activity of oritavancin and comparator agents against vancomycin-susceptible and vancomycin-resistant enterococcal clinical isolates causing bloodstream infections in U.S. and European hospitals

Organism (no. tested) and antimicrobial agent MIC (μg/ml)
% Susceptible/% resistanta
Range 50% 90% CLSI EUCAST
Vancomycin-susceptible E. faecalis (1,275)
    Oritavancin ≤0.008–0.5 0.015 0.03 −/− −/−
    Ampicillin ≤1–8 ≤1 2 100.0/0.0 99.8/0.0
    Vancomycin 0.25–4 1 2 100.0/0.0 100.0/0.0
    Teicoplanin ≤2–4 ≤2 ≤2 100.0/0.0 99.9/0.1
    Daptomycin 0.12–4 1 2 100.0/− −/−
    Linezolid 0.25–>8 1 2 99.9/0.1 99.9/0.1
    Quinupristin-dalfopristin ≤0.5–>2 >2 >2 0.5/95.0 0.5/89.0
    Levofloxacin ≤0.5–>4 1 >4 69.0/30.4 −/−
    Tetracycline ≤2–>8 >8 >8 23.2/76.5 −/−
vanA E. faecalis (27)
    Oritavancin 0.015–0.5 0.25 0.5 −/− −/−
    Ampicillin ≤1–>16 ≤1 2 96.3/3.7 96.3/3.7
    Vancomycin >16 >16 >16 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0
    Teicoplanin >8 >8 >8 3.7/96.3 0.0/100.0
    Daptomycin 0.5–2 1 2 100.0/− −/−
    Linezolid 1–2 1 1 100.0/0.0 100.0/0.0
    Quinupristin-dalfopristin 2–>2 >2 >2 0.0/96.3 0.0/96.3
    Levofloxacin 2–>4 >4 >4 3.7/96.3 −/−
    Tetracycline ≤2–>8 >8 >8 3.7/96.3 −/−
vanB E. faecalis (10)
    Oritavancin ≤0.008–0.06 0.015 0.015 −/− −/−
    Ampicillin ≤1–2 ≤1 2 100.0/0.0 100.0/0.0
    Vancomycin 8–>16 >16 >16 0.0/80.0 0.0/100.0
    Teicoplanin ≤2 ≤2 ≤2 100.0/0.0 100.0/0.0
    Daptomycin ≤0.06–2 0.5 1 100.0/− −/−
    Linezolid 0.5–2 1 1 100.0/0.0 100.0/0.0
    Quinupristin-dalfopristin >2 >2 >2 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0
    Levofloxacin >4 >4 >4 0.0/100.0 −/−
    Tetracycline ≤2–>8 ≤2 >8 50.0/50.0 −/−
Vancomycin-susceptible E. faecium (383)
    Oritavancin ≤0.008–0.03 ≤0.008 ≤0.008 −/− −/−
    Ampicillin ≤1–>8 >8 >8 14.4/85.6 14.1/85.6
    Vancomycin 0.25–4 1 1 100.0/0.0 100.0/0.0
    Teicoplanin ≤2–4 ≤2 ≤2 100.0/0.0 99.7/0.3
    Daptomycin 0.12–>8 2 4 99.7/− −/−
    Linezolid 0.5–>8 1 2 99.2/0.8 99.2/0.8
    Quinupristin-dalfopristin ≤0.5–>2 ≤0.5 >2 72.1/15.7 72.1/11.7
    Levofloxacin ≤0.5–>4 >4 >4 15.4/77.5 −/−
    Tetracycline ≤2–>8 ≤2 >8 56.7/42.8 −/−
vanA E. faecium (470)
    Oritavancin ≤0.008–0.25 0.03 0.06 −/− −/−
    Ampicillin >8 >8 >8 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0
    Vancomycin >16 >16 >16 0.0/99.6 0.0/100.0
    Teicoplanin ≤1–>8 >8 >8 0.6/96.2 0.2/99.8
    Daptomycin 0.12–4 2 2 100.0/− −/−
    Linezolid 0.5–>8 1 2 98.1/1.3 98.7/1.3
    Quinupristin-dalfopristin ≤0.5–>2 ≤0.5 1 96.6/1.3 96.6/1.3
    Levofloxacin 2–>4 >4 >4 0.2/99.8 −/−
    Tetracycline ≤2–>8 >8 >8 36.8/62.3 −/−
vanB E. faecium (16)
    Oritavancin ≤0.008 ≤0.008 ≤0.008 −/− −/−
    Ampicillin >8 >8 >8 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0
    Vancomycin 8–>16 >16 >16 0.0/75.0 0.0/100.0
    Teicoplanin ≤2 ≤2 ≤2 100.0/0.0 100.0/0.0
    Daptomycin 0.5–4 2 2 100.0/− −/−
    Linezolid 0.5–4 1 2 93.8/0.0 100.0/0.0
    Quinupristin-dalfopristin ≤0.5–>2 ≤0.5 >2 87.5/12.5 87.5/12.5
    Levofloxacin >4 >4 >4 0.0/100.0 −/−
    Tetracycline ≤2–>8 >8 >8 37.5/62.5 −/−
vanC enterococci (39)b
    Oritavancin ≤0.008–0.015 ≤0.008 0.015 −/− −/−
    Ampicillin ≤1–>16 ≤1 2 97.4/2.6 97.4/2.6
    Vancomycin 0.25–8 4 8 82.1/0.0 82.1/17.9
    Teicoplanin ≤2 ≤2 ≤2 100.0/0.0 100.0/0.0
    Daptomycin ≤0.06–4 1 2 100.0/− −/−
    Linezolid 0.5–2 1 2 100.0/0.0 100.0/0.0
    Quinupristin-dalfopristin ≤0.5–>2 2 >2 7.7/48.7 7.7/30.8
    Levofloxacin ≤0.5–>4 2 4 84.6/5.1 −/−
    Tetracycline ≤2–>8 ≤2 >8 74.4/25.6 −/−
a

Criteria for susceptibility as published by the CLSI (4) and EUCAST (7) recommendations. −, no breakpoint available.

b

Includes E. casseliflavus (15 isolates) and E. gallinarum (24 isolates).