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. 2020 Apr;26(4):795–797. doi: 10.3201/eid2604.190376

Table. Antimicrobial drug resistance for clonal complex 398 sequence type 1232 staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type V methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain isolated from a patient in Japan*.

Antimicrobial drug
MIC, μg/mL
Susceptibility
Ampicillin 4 ND
Oxacillin 8 R
Fosfomycin 0.5 S
Gentamicin 32 R
Levofloxacin 0.25 S
Clarithromycin 64 R
Clindamycin >256 R
Tetracycline 128 R
Vancomycin 1 S
Daptomycin
0.5
S
*Antimicrobial resistance genes included mecA, aacA-aphD, and tet(K). Virulence factors included lukS/F-PV, clfA, clfB, and fnbA. ND, breakpoint is not defined by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute criteria; R, resistant; S, susceptible.