Table 3.
The antibiotic resistance profile of 49 mecA positive isolates recovered from public areas in hospitals and general public settings.
| Sample ID | species | Areas in London | Oxa | Gen | Mup | Amx | Erm | Tet | Fox | Fep | Fua | Pen | Chl | Oxa MIC (μg/ml) | Fox MIC (μg/ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. haemolyticus | ELC | R | R | S | R | S | R | R | R | S | R | S | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | S. sciuri | ELC | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | R | S | 0.5 | 0.75 |
| 33 | S. sciuri | ELC | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | R | S | 0.5 | 1 |
| 59 | S. sciuri | ELC | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | S | 0.75 | 1 |
| 74 | S. sciuri | ELC | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | S | 0.5 | 1 |
| 75 | S. sciuri | ELC | R | R | I | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | S | 0.75 | 1 |
| 93 | S. haemolyticus | ELC | R | R | I | R | S | S | R | I | S | R | S | 2 | 4 |
| 99 | S. haemolyticus | ELC | R | R | S | R | S | R | R | S | S | R | S | 3 | 4 |
| 105 | S. haemolyticus | ELC | R | R | S | R | S | R | R | R | R | R | S | 2 | 4 |
| 109 | S. sciuri | ELC | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | R | S | 1 | 1 |
| 207 | S. hominis | WLC | R | S | S | S | R | S | R | S | R | R | S | 0.5 | 6 |
| 208 | S. hominis | WLC | R | S | S | R | R | R | R | S | R | R | S | 2 | 6 |
| 209 | S. hominis | WLC | R | S | S | R | R | S | R | S | R | R | S | 1.5 | 6 |
| 211 | S. cohnii | WLC | R | S | S | S | R | S | R | R | S | R | S | 4 | 4 |
| 321 | S. epidermidis | ELH | R | S | S | R | R | S | R | S | R | R | S | 0.75 | 3 |
| 327 | S. epidermidis | ELH | R | I | S | R | S | S | R | S | R | R | S | 0.75 | 2 |
| 329 | S. epidermidis | ELH | R | S | S | R | R | R | R | S | R | R | S | 0.75 | 8 |
| 343 | S. cohnii | ELH | R | S | S | R | R | R | R | S | R | R | S | 1.5 | 12 |
| 349 | S. cohnii | ELH | R | S | S | R | R | S | R | S | R | R | S | 1.5 | 12 |
| 355 | S. epidermidis | ELH | R | S | S | R | R | S | R | S | R | R | S | 0.5 | 3 |
| 361 | S. haemolyticus | ELH | S | S | S | R | S | S | R | S | R | R | S | 0.38 | 4 |
| 372 | S. hominis | ELH | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | S | R | S | 0.25 | 6 |
| 373 | S. haemolyticus | ELH | R | S | S | R | S | S | R | S | S | R | S | 1 | 8 |
| 385 | S. hominis | ELH | S | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | S | R | S | 0.125 | 1.5 |
| 386 | S. hominis | ELH | R | S | S | R | R | S | R | S | R | R | S | 4 | 0.38 |
| 387 | S. hominis | ELH | S | S | R | R | R | S | R | S | R | R | S | 0.064 | 16 |
| 407 | S. epidermidis | ELH | R | S | S | R | S | S | R | S | R | R | S | 0.5 | 4 |
| 435 | S. epidermidis | WLH | R | R | S | R | S | S | R | R | R | R | S | 1 | 6 |
| 436 | S. epidermidis | WLH | R | S | S | R | R | R | R | S | S | R | S | 1.5 | 8 |
| 445 | S. haemolyticus | WLH | R | S | I | R | R | S | R | S | S | R | R | 4 | 4 |
| 465 | S. epidermidis | WLH | S | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 0.38 | 2 |
| 475 | S. epidermidis | WLH | R | S | R | S | R | S | R | R | R | R | S | 2 | 12 |
| 479 | S. hominis | WLH | R | S | S | R | R | R | R | S | R | R | S | 1.5 | 16 |
| 492 | S. haemolyticus | WLH | R | S | S | S | S | S | R | S | S | R | S | 0.75 | 8 |
| 506 | S. haemolyticus | WLH | R | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | S | R | S | 4 | 12 |
| 538 | S. haemolyticus | WLH | R | S | S | R | I | S | R | R | R | R | R | 0.5 | 6 |
| 620 | S. hominis | WLH | R | S | S | R | S | S | R | S | S | R | S | 3 | 16 |
| 623 | S. hominis | WLH | R | S | S | R | S | S | R | S | S | R | S | 2 | 24 |
| 631 | S. epidermidis | WLH | R | R | S | R | R | S | R | I | R | R | S | 3 | 16 |
| 664 | S. epidermidis | WLH | R | S | S | R | S | S | R | S | S | R | S | 2 | 6 |
| 673 | S. epidermidis | WLH | R | R | S | R | R | R | R | S | R | R | S | 4 | 3 |
| 699 | S. warneri | WLH | R | S | S | R | S | S | R | S | S | R | S | 3 | 8 |
| 700 | S. warneri | WLH | R | S | S | R | R | S | R | S | S | R | S | 4 | 6 |
| 702 | S. warneri | WLH | R | S | S | R | R | S | R | S | S | R | S | 2 | 12 |
| 711 | S. epidermidis | WLH | R | R | S | R | R | R | R | S | S | R | R | 12 | 24 |
| 712 | S. epidermidis | WLH | R | R | S | R | R | R | R | S | S | R | R | 12 | 24 |
| 713 | S. epidermidis | WLH | R | R | S | R | R | R | R | S | S | R | R | 256 | 12 |
| 715 | S. epidermidis | WLH | R | S | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | R | R | 256 | 12 |
| 716 | S. epidermidis | WLH | R | S | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | R | R | 256 | 12 |
R = resistant; I = intermediate resistance, S = sensitive; Oxa = oxacillin; Gen = gentamycin; Mup = mupirocin; Amx = amoxicillin; Erm = erythromycin; tet = tetracycline; Fox = cefoxitin; Fen = cefepime, Fua = fusidic acid; Pen = penicillin; Chl = chloramphenicol ELC = East London Community; WLC = West London Community; ELH = East London Hospital; WLH = West London hospital.