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Correlation between gentamicin resistance and the presence of the resistance gene aac(6′)-aph(2")
| Species | No. of strains (type) tested by disk diffusion with gentamicin | PCR results for aac(6′)-aph(2")
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| No. positive | No. negative | ||
| S. aureus | 41 (resistant) | 41 | 0 |
| S. aureus | 165 (susceptible) | 0 | 165 |
| S. epidermidis | 131 (resistant) | 131 | 0 |
| S. epidermidis | 57 (susceptible) | 0 | 57 |
