TABLE 2.

Comparison of 7 plate types regarding MIC versus MRSA ATCC 43300 in Mueller-Hinton broth in the presence and absence of Tween 80 (polysorbate 80)

Plate	Medium	MIC (µg/ml) by antibiotic
		Vancomycin	Ciprofloxacin	Telavancin	Dalbavancin	MCC223	MCC310	MCC520
Nunc flat TC	−T80	1–2	1	0.5–1	0.25	2	4–8	4
	+T80	1	0.25–0.5	0.125– 0.25	0.125–0.25	1–2	2–4	2–4
Nunc U TC	−T80	0.5	0.125–0.25	0.5	0.25	2	2–4	4
	+T80	1	0.25–0.5	0.25–0.5	0.06–0.25	1–2	1–4	1–2
Nunc flat PS	−T80	1	0.125	0.06	0.5	0.5–1	1–2	0.25
	+T80	1	0.25–0.5	0.06	0.25	0.25–0.5	0.25–0.5	0.25–0.5
Corning flat NBS	−T80	0.5	0.125–0.25	0.03–0.06	0.03–0.06	≤0.003	≤0.003	0.007
	+T80	1	0.5	0.125	0.125–0.5	0.003–0.007	0.007–0.015	0.015
Corning flat PS	−T80	0.5	0.25	0.06	0.5–1	0.5–1	4	0.125–0.25
	+T80	1–2	0.25–0.5	0.03–0.06	0.03–0.125	0.003–0.007	≤0.003	0.007
Corning flat TC	−T80	0.5	0.06–0.125	1	4	1–2	2–4	2–4
	+T80	1	0.125–0.5	0.125–0.25	0.125–0.25	1–2	2–4	4
Trek flat PS	−T80	0.5–1	0.125–0.5	0.03–0.06	0.25–0.5	0.5–1	4	0.125
	+T80	1	0.25–0.5	0.03–0.06	0.06	≤0.003	≤0.003	0.007–0.015