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. 2004 Mar;48(3):1007–1011. doi: 10.1128/AAC.48.3.1007-1011.2004

TABLE 1.

MIC range and defined resistance determinants of various gram-positive pathogens

Species Resistance determinant(s) n Antibiotic MIC range (μg/ml)
Staphylococcus aureus mecA 38 Daptomycin 0.03-0.5
Oxacillin >8->8
Ser80Phe/Glu88Lysa 14 Daptomycin 0.12-0.5
Ciprofloxacin 8->8
Ser80Phe/Ser84Leu 13 Daptomycin 0.12-0.5
Ciprofloxacin 4->8
Ser80Tyr/Glu88Lys 9 Daptomycin 0.12-0.5
Ciprofloxacin 8->8
Ser80Tyr/Ser84Leu 13 Daptomycin 0.06-0.5
Ciprofloxacin 8->8
tetK 18 Daptomycin 0.06-1
tetM 18 Daptomycin 0.06-0.25
tetK+tetM 7 Daptomycin 0.12-0.5
Enterococcus faecalis vanA 7 Daptomycin 0.5-4
Teicoplanin 32->64
Vancomycin 256->256
aph(3′)IIIa 4 Daptomycin 0.5-1
Gentamicin >500->500
aac(6′)-aph2" 11 Daptomycin 0.5-2
Gentamicin >500->500
aac(6′)-aph2" + aph(3′)IIIa 17 Daptomycin 0.5-8
Gentamicin >500->500
Enterococcus faecium vanA 27 Daptomycin 0.25-8
Teicoplanin 8->64
Vancomycin 64->256
aph(3′)IIIa 2 Daptomycin 4-4
Gentamicin >500->500
aac(6′)-aph2" 5 Daptomycin 4-8
Gentamicin >500->500
aac(6′)-aph2" + aph(3′)IIIa 9 Daptomycin 0.5-8
Gentamicin >500->500
Streptococcus pneumoniae nc/nc/nc/ncb 2 Daptomycin 0.12-0.12
Levofloxacin 1-1
nc/nc/nc/Ile460Val 5 Daptomycin 0.12-1
Levofloxacin 1
Ser81Phe/Ser79Phe/nc/nc 12 Daptomycin 0.12-0.25
Levofloxacin 4->8
Ser81Tyr/Ser79Phe/nc/Ile460Val 1 Daptomycin 0.12
Levofloxacin 4
Ser81Phe/Asp83Asn/nc/nc 1 Daptomycin 0.25
Levofloxacin 8
Ser81Phe/Asp83Asn/nc/Ile460Val 1 Daptomycin 0.06
Levofloxacin 8
tetM 12 Daptomycin 0.12-1
ermB 9 Daptomycin 0.12-0.12
Clindamycin >1->1
Erythromycin >2->2/PICK>
mefE 7 Daptomycin 0.12-0.25
Erythromycin >2->2
tetM+ermB 7 Daptomycin 0.12-0.25
Erythromycin >2->2
tetM+mefE 6 Daptomycin 0.06-0.25
Erythromycin >2->2
Streptococcus mitis nc/nc/nc/ncc 3 Daptomycin 0.5-1
Levofloxacin 1-1
Erythromycin 0.06->2
nc/nc/Ser494Thr/nc 5 Daptomycin 1-8
Levofloxacin 1-1
Erythromycin 0.06->2
Ser81Phe/Ser79Ile/Ser494Thr/nc 1 Daptomycin 0.5
Levofloxacin 4
Erythromycin >2
Ser81Phe/Ser79Phe/nc/nc 1 Daptomycin 2
Levofloxacin 0.5
Erythromycin >2
Ser81Tyr/Ser79Ile/nc/nc 1 Daptomycin 0.25
Levofloxacin 8
Erythromycin 2
Ser81Tyr/Ser79Ile/Ser494Thr/nc 1 Daptomycin 1
Levofloxacin 2
Erythromycin 2
Streptococcus sanguis nc/nc/nc/nc 1 Daptomycin 2
Levofloxacin 1
Erythromycin 0.03
nc/nc/Ser494/Thrnc 2 Daptomycin 1-1
Levofloxacin 1-1
Erythromycin 0.03->2
Ser81Phe/Ser79Ile/nc/nc 1 Daptomycin 0.5
Levofloxacin 1
Erythromycin 0.03
Streptococcus agalactiae ermA 1 Daptomycin 0.25
Clindamycin ≤0.25
Erythromycin >2
ermA+ermTR 2 Daptomycin 0.25-0.5
Clindamycin ≤0.25->1
Erythromycin 2->2
ermA+ermC+ermTR 1 Daptomycin 0.25
Clindamycin >1
Erythromycin >2
ermB 3 Daptomycin 0.06-0.25
Clindamycin ≤0.25->1
Erythromycin 1->2
Streptococcus bovis ermB 11 Daptomycin 0.03-0.12
Clindamycin 1->1
Erythromycin >2->2
ermB+ermC 1 Daptomycin 0.06
Clindamycin >1
Erythromycin >2
ermB+ermTR 1 Daptomycin 0.03
Clindamycin >1
Erythromycin >2
Streptococcus equisimilis ermB+ermTR 1 Daptomycin 0.06
Clindamycin >1
Erythromycin >2
ermC+ermTR 1 Daptomycin 0.03
Clindamycin ≤0.25
Erythromycin >2
Streptococcus intermedius ermB+ermTR 1 Daptomycin 1
Clindamycin >1
Erythromycin >2
Streptococcus mitis ermA+mefA 1 Daptomycin 0.5
Clindamycin ≤0.25
Erythromycin 2
ermB 5 Daptomycin 0.5-2
Clindamycin ≤0.25->1
Erythromycin >2->2
mefA 5 Daptomycin 0.25-1
Clindamycin ≤0.25-≤0.25
Erythromycin >2->2
Streptococcus oralis mefA 4 Daptomycin 0.5-2
Clindamycin ≤0.25-≤0.25
Erythromycin 2->2
Streptococcus pyogenes ermB 2 Daptomycin 0.03-0.06
Clindamycin ≤0.25->1
Erythromycin 2->2
ermTR 2 Daptomycin 0.06-0.06
Clindamycin ≤0.25-≤0.25
Erythromycin >2->2
mefA 1 Daptomycin 0.03
Clindamycin ≤0.25
Erythromycin >2
Streptococcus salivarius ermB 2 Daptomycin 0.12-0.12
Clindamycin 1->1
Erythromycin 2->2
mefA 1 Daptomycin 0.12
Clindamycin ≤0.25
Erythromycin >2
a

Mutations in grlA/gyrA of S. aureus, respectively.

b

Mutations in gyrA/gyrB/parC/parE of S. pneumoniae, respectively. nc, no change in amino acids

c

Mutations in gyrA/gyrB/parC/parE of other streptococci, respectively.