Research Article

Genotypically Different Clones of Staphylococcus aureus Are Diverse in the Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns and Biofilm Formations

Table 4

In vitro MBCs comparing activities of 5 antimicrobial agents against 30 MSSA and 30 MRSA different isolates isolated from a clinical setting in largest Malaysian public hospital.

Organism tested (no. of isolates) and antibiotic agentMBC (μg/mL)
Range50%90%

MSSA (30)
 Vancomycin2–844
 Linezolid2–844
 Tigecycline0.25–10.250.5
 Daptomycin0.25–222
 Amox./clav.0.25–824
MRSA (30)
 Vancomycin2–844
 Linezolid0.5–444
 Tigecycline0.5–40.51
 Daptomycin0.125–412
 Amox./clav.2–32424