Table 1.
Distribution of resistance genes ermA, ermB, ermC, msrA and linA among S. hominis clinical strains
| Resistance genotype | No. of isolates | No. of isolates with phenotype | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLSB—inducible | MLSB—constitutive | MSB | ||
| ermB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ermC | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| msrA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| ermA+ ermB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ermA+ ermB+ ermC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ermB+ msrA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ermC+ msrA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ermA+ lnu(A) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ermB+ lnu(A) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ermC+ lnu(A) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| ermA+ ermB+ lnu(A) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ermB+ ermC+ lnu(A) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ermB+ msrA+ lnu(A) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ermC+ msrA+ lnu(A) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| No gene | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 55 | 28 | 9 | 4 |