Table 2.
Susceptibility profiles of S. haemolyticus in CSF and blood cultures during recurrent episodes of bacteremia.
| Peripheral blood cultures |
CSF |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st episode |
2nd episode |
3rd episode |
3rd episode |
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| Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 8 | Day 16 | Day 24 | Day 0 | Day 22 | |
| Penicillin | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Erythromycin | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Doxycycline | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Vancomycin | Sa | S | Sa | S | S | Sa | S | S | S | S |
| Daptomycin | Sb | R | ||||||||
| Linezolid | S | Sc | ||||||||
| Ciprofloxacin | R | |||||||||
| Cotrimoxazole | R | |||||||||
| Gentamicin | R | |||||||||
| Rifampicin | S | |||||||||
Abbreviations: R = resistant, S = susceptible. Sa = MIC performed = 2 mg/L (Susceptible), Sb = MIC performed = 0.06 mg/L (Susceptible), Sc = MIC performed = 1.0 mg/L (Susceptible).