Table 2.

Percentage of antimicrobial resistance of 56 clinically relevant CNS isolates in Antônio Pedro University Hospital.

Antimicrobials	Resistance profile (%)
S. epidermidis	S. haemolyticus	S. warneri	S. simulans	S. sciuri	Other CNS a
Penicillin	70	80	78	80	100	50
Oxacillin	59	27	22	0	100	17
Erythomycin	41	40	22	0	75	17
Gentamicin	47	27	22	0	50	0
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole	53	20	22	0	0	0
Clindamycin	24	33	33	20	100	17
Ciprofloxacin	27	27	11	20	25	0
Tetracyclin	12	27	33	20	50	0
Rifampin	12	7	0	0	75	0
Total isolates	17	15	9	5	4	6

^aThe other CNS isolates were: S. capitis (3), S. xylosus (1) and CNS not determinated species (2) DISCUSSION