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. 1975 Mar;7(3):227–228. doi: 10.1128/aac.7.3.227

Differences in Susceptibility of Enterobacteriaceae and Penicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus to Tetracycline and Minocycline

Carmen Candanoza 1, Paul D Ellner 1
PMCID: PMC429115  PMID: 1040464

Abstract

Two hundred strains of penicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and 311 isolates of Enterobacteriaceae were compared for their susceptibility to tetracycline and minocycline. Thirteen and one-half percent of the staphylococcal isolates were resistant to tetracycline but susceptible to minocycline. Similarly, 24% of the enterobacterial isolates were found to be tetracycline resistant but susceptible to minocycline. Of a total of 511 recent clinical isolates, 14.5% were susceptible to minocycline but were tetracycline resistant.

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