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Daptomycin susceptibilities of S. aureus strains with various vancomycin susceptibility phenotypes
| S. aureus phenotypea | No. of isolates tested | % Daptomycin susceptibility | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| hVISA | 27 | 85 | 133 |
| 88 | 100 | 60 | |
| VISA | 70 | 17b | 129 |
| 33 | 30 | 134 | |
| 17 | 53 | 60 | |
| 13 | 62 | 133 | |
| VRSA | 13 | 100 | 129, 134 |
hVISA, vancomycin-heteroresistant S. aureus; VISA, vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus; VRSA, vancomycin-resistant S. aureus.
Includes isolates with vancomycin MICs of 16 μg/ml.
