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TABLE 1.

Susceptibilities of 140 Nocardia isolates to linezolid determined by broth microdilution

Organism	No. tested	MIC (μg/ml)^a
Organism	No. tested	Range	MIC₅₀	MIC₉₀	Mode
N. asteroides complex sensu stricto	33	1–4	2	4	2
N. farcinica	25	1–8	4	4	4
N. nova	40	0.5–2	2	2	2
N. brasiliensis	23	1–8	2	4	2
N. pseudobrasiliensis	7	1–2	2	2	2
N. transvalensis complex	6	2–4	2	4	2
N. otitidiscaviarum	4	2–4	4	4	4
Nocardia sp.	2	4	4	4	4
Range (total)	(140)	≤0.25–8	1–4	1–4	1–4

MIC₅₀, concentration that inhibits 50% of isolates. MIC₉₀, concentration that inhibits 90% of isolates.