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. 1968 Aug;16(8):1174–1178. doi: 10.1128/am.16.8.1174-1178.1968

Comparative Inhibition of Methicillin-resistant Strains of Staphylococcus aureus by Lysostaphin and Otner Antibiotics

Walter A Zygmunt 1, Edward F Harrison 1, Henry P Browder 1, Peter A Tavormina 1
PMCID: PMC547615  PMID: 5187926

Abstract

Sixteen methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus obtained from Europe were found to be sensitive to the lytic activity of lysotaphin. With only minor exceptions, the strains were found to be sensitive to novobiocin, erythromycin, fusidic acid, and lincomycin, and slightly less sensitive to vancomycin and chloramphenicol. All strains were resistant to tetracycline, penicillinase-sensitive penicillins (benzylpenicillin, ampicillin, and propicillin), penicillinase-resistant penicillins (methicillin, nafcillin, ancillin, oxacillin, cloxacillin, and dicloxacillin), and two cephalosporin antibiotics (cephalothin and cephaloridine).

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