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. 2020 Oct 20;64(11):e01195-20. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01195-20

TABLE 1.

Summary of contezolid (MRX-I) and linezolid activity when tested against 1,211 Gram-positive clinical isolates

Organism/antimicrobial agent No. of isolates (cumulative %) inhibited at MIC (mg/liter) of:
MIC (mg/liter)
0.12 0.25 0.5 1 2 MIC50 MIC90
S. aureus (n = 606)
    Contezolid 2 (0.3) 54 (9.2) 406 (76.2) 142 (99.7) 2 (100.0) 0.5 1
    Linezolid 1 (0.2) 10 (1.8) 270 (46.4) 322 (99.5) 3 (100.0) 1 1
MSSA (n = 398)
    Contezolid 2 (0.5) 21 (5.8) 260 (71.1) 113 (99.5) 2 (100.0) 0.5 1
    Linezolid 1 (0.3) 4 (1.3) 152 (39.4) 238 (99.2) 3 (100.0) 1 1
MRSA (n = 208)
    Contezolid 33 (15.9) 146 (86.1) 29 (100.0) 0.5 1
    Linezolid 6 (2.9) 118 (59.6) 84 (100.0) 0.5 1
CoNS (n = 100)
    Contezolid 12 (12.0) 53 (65.0) 32 (97.0) 3 (100.0) 0.25 0.5
    Linezolid 4 (4.0) 39 (43.0) 44 (87.0) 13 (100.0) 0.5 1
E. faecalis (n = 52)
    Contezolid 4 (7.7) 29 (63.5) 15 (92.3) 4 (100.0) 0.5 1
    Linezolid 4 (7.7) 27 (59.6) 16 (90.4) 5 (100.0) 0.5 1
E. faecium (n = 51)
    Contezolid 2 (3.9) 30 (62.7) 17 (96.1) 2 (100.0) 0.5 1
    Linezolid 2 (3.9) 28 (58.8) 19 (96.1) 2 (100.0) 0.5 1
    Vancomycin susceptible (n = 25)
        Contezolid 1 (4.0) 12 (52.0) 10 (92.0) 2 (100.0) 0.5 1
        Linezolid 1 (4.0) 11 (48.0) 11 (92.0) 2 (100.0) 1 1
    Vancomycin resistant (n = 26)
        Contezolid 1 (3.8) 18 (73.1) 7 (100.0) 0.5 1
        Linezolid 1 (3.8) 17 (69.2) 8 (100.0) 0.5 1
S. pneumoniae (n = 201)
    Contezolid 2 (1.0) 35 (18.4) 160 (98.0) 4 (100.0) 1 1
    Linezolid 2 (1.0) 34 (17.9) 161 (98.0) 4 (100.0) 1 1
Beta-hemolytic streptococci (n = 102)
    Contezolid 4 (3.9) 95 (97.1) 3 (100.0) 1 1
    Linezolid 3 (2.9) 97 (98.0) 2 (100.0) 1 1
Viridans group streptococci (n = 99)
    Contezolid 1 (1.0) 4 (5.1) 29 (34.3) 64 (99.0) 1 (100.0) 1 1
    Linezolid 5 (5.1) 28 (33.3) 65 (99.0) 1 (100.0) 1 1