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. 2013 Jun;57(6):2892–2895. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00274-13

Table 1.

Drug activity against all MRSA isolates and epidemiological groupsa

Isolate(s) Drug(s) MIC range (μg/ml) MIC50 (μg/ml) MIC90 (μg/ml)
All isolates (n = 111) Tedizolid 0.12 to 0.5 0.5 0.5
Linezolid 0.5 to 4 2 2
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5/9.5 to >2/38 ≤0.5/9.5 >2/38
Tigecycline 0.06 to >1 0.25 0.5
Levofloxacin 0.12 to >4 4 >4
Clindamycin 0.06 to >16 0.12 >16
Vancomycin ≤0.25 to 4 0.5 1
Daptomycin ≤0.5 to 2 ≤0.5 ≤0.5
Oxacillin 0.12 to >4 >4 >4
Erythromycin 0.12 to >8 >8 >8
Gentamicin ≤0.06 to >16 0.25 >16
ST5-MRSA-II (USA100) (n = 10) Tedizolid 0.25 to 0.5 0.5 0.5
Linezolid 1 to 2 2 2
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5/9.5 ≤0.5/9.5 ≤0.5/9.5
Tigecycline 0.06 to 0.5 0.25 0.25
Levofloxacin 4 to >4 4 >4
Clindamycin 0.06 to >16 >16 >16
Vancomycin 0.5 0.5 0.5
Daptomycin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5
Oxacillin >4 >4 >4
Erythromycin >8 >8 >8
Gentamicin ≤0.06 to 8 0.25 0.5
ST36-MRSA-II (USA200/EMRSA16) (n = 10) Tedizolid 0.12 to 0.5 0.5 0.5
Linezolid 0.5 to 4 2 2
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5/9.5 ≤0.5/9.5 ≤0.5/9.5
Tigecycline 0.06 to 0.25 0.25 0.25
Levofloxacin 0.12 to >4 >4 >4
Clindamycin 0.12 to >16 >16 >16
Vancomycin ≤0.25 to 0.5 0.5 0.5
Daptomycin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5
Oxacillin >4 >4 >4
Erythromycin >8 >8 >8
Gentamicin 0.12 to 0.25 0.25 >16
ST8-MRSA-IV (USA300) (n = 10) Tedizolid 0.25 to 0.5 0.5 0.5
Linezolid 2 to 4 2 4
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5/9.5 ≤0.5/9.5 ≤0.5/9.5
Tigecycline 0.06 to 0.25 0.12 0.25
Levofloxacin 0.12 to >4 0.25 4
Clindamycin 0.06 to >16 0.12 0.12
Vancomycin 0.5 to 1 0.5 1
Daptomycin ≤0.5 to 0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5
Oxacillin >4 >4 >4
Erythromycin >8 >8 >8
Gentamicin ≤0.06 to 1 0.25 0.5
ST1-MRSA-IV (USA400) (n = 10) Tedizolid 0.5 0.5 0.5
Linezolid 2 to 4 2 4
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5/9.5 ≤0.5/9.5 ≤0.5/9.5
Tigecycline 0.12 to 0.5 0.25 0.25
Levofloxacin 0.12 to 0.5 0.25 0.5
Clindamycin 0.12 to 8 0.12 0.12
Vancomycin 0.5 to 1 0.5 1
Daptomycin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5
Oxacillin 0.5 to >4 >4 >4
Erythromycin 0.12 to >8 0.5 >8
Gentamicin 0.25 to 1 0.25 0.5
ST8-MRSA-IV (USA500) (n = 10) Tedizolid 0.25 to 0.5 0.5 0.5
Linezolid 2 2 2
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5/9.5 to >2/38 ≤0.5/9.5 >2/38
Tigecycline 0.12 to 0.5 0.25 0.25
Levofloxacin >4 >4 >4
Clindamycin 0.12 to >16 >16 >16
Vancomycin 0.5 to 1 0.5 1
Daptomycin ≤0.5 to 0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5
Oxacillin 0.5 to >4 >4 >4
Erythromycin 0.25 to >8 >8 >8
Gentamicin 0.25 to >16 0.5 >16
ST5-MRSA-IV (USA800) (n = 10) Tedizolid 0.25 to 0.5 0.5 0.5
Linezolid 1 to 2 2 2
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5/9.5 to 0.5/9.5 ≤0.5/9.5 ≤0.5/9.5
Tigecycline 0.06 to 0.25 0.12 0.25
Levofloxacin 0.12 to 4 0.12 0.25
Clindamycin 0.06 to >16 0.12 >16
Vancomycin 0.5 to 1 0.5 1
Daptomycin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5
Oxacillin 1 to >4 >4 >4
Erythromycin 0.25 to >8 >8 >8
Gentamicin 0.12 to 0.5 0.25 0.5
ST22-MRSA-IV (EMRSA15) (n = 10) Tedizolid 0.25 to 0.5 0.25 0.5
Linezolid 1 to 2 2 2
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5/9.5 ≤0.5/9.5 ≤0.5/9.5
Tigecycline 0.06 to 0.25 0.25 0.25
Levofloxacin 0.12 to >4 >4 >4
Clindamycin 0.12 to >16 0.12 0.12
Vancomycin 0.5 to 1 0.5 0.5
Daptomycin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5
Oxacillin 0.12 to >4 >4 >4
Erythromycin 0.25 to >8 >8 >8
Gentamicin 0.12 to 1 0.25 0.25
ST80-MRSA-IV (European community associated) (n = 10) Tedizolid 0.25 to 0.5 0.25 0.5
Linezolid 2 to 4 2 2
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5/9.5 ≤0.5/9.5 ≤0.5/9.5
Tigecycline 0.12 to >1 0.12 >1
Levofloxacin 0.12 to >4 0.12 0.25
Clindamycin 0.12 to >16 0.12 0.5
Vancomycin 0.5 to 4 0.5 1
Daptomycin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5
Oxacillin 4 to >4 >4 >4
Erythromycin 0.25 to >8 0.5 >8
Gentamicin 0.12 to 2 0.25 1
ST247-MRSA-I (Iberian clone) (n = 11) Tedizolid 0.25 to 0.5 0.25 0.25
Linezolid 1 to 2 1 2
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5/9.5 to >2/38 ≤0.5/9.5 ≤0.5/9.5
Tigecycline 0.12 to 1 0.25 0.5
Levofloxacin 4 to >4 >4 >4
Clindamycin 0.12 to >16 >16 >16
Vancomycin 0.5 to 1 1 1
Daptomycin ≤0.5 to 1 ≤0.5 ≤0.5
Oxacillin >4 >4 >4
Erythromycin 0.5 to >8 >8 >8
Gentamicin >16 >16 >16
ST239-MRSA-III (Brazilian clone) (n = 10) Tedizolid 0.12 to 0.5 0.25 0.5
Linezolid 1 to 2 2 2
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazolemethoxazole ≤0.5/9.5 to >2/38 >2/38 >2/38
Tigecycline 0.12 to 0.5 0.25 0.5
Levofloxacin 0.12 to >4 4 >4
Clindamycin 0.12 to >16 >16 >16
Vancomycin 1 to 4 1 1
Daptomycin ≤0.5 to 2 ≤0.5 1
Oxacillin 1 to >4 >4 >4
Erythromycin >8 >8 >8
Gentamicin 0.25 to >16 >16 >16
a

Results for 4 epidemiological groups are not provided in the table because fewer than 10 isolates were tested. These were 1 isolate of ST45-MRSA-II (USA600), 3 isolates of ST72-MRSA-IV (USA700), 3 isolates of ST59-MRSA-IV (USA1000), and 3 isolates of ST30-MRSA-IV (USA1100).