Table 1 Susceptibility of 20 Staphylococci isolated from breast implant infections

S. aureus (13)

ciprofloxacin

≤0.12-4

≤0.12

1

92.3

cotrimoxazole

≤2/38

≤2/38

≤2/38

100

clindamycin

≤0.25

≤0.25

≤0.25

100*

erythromycin

≤0.25- ≥ 8

≤0.25

≥8

76.9

tetracycline

≤1

≤1

≤1

100

rifampicin

≤0.5

≤0.5

≤0.5

100

linezolid

1

1

1

100

vancomycin

≤0.5-1

1

1

100

oxacillin

≤0.25-1

0.5

1

100

gentamicin

≤0.25-0.5

0.5

0.5

100

daptomycin

0.12-1

0.25

1

100

S. epidermidis (7)

ciprofloxacin

≤0.12

100

cotrimoxazole

≤2/38-4

85.7

clindamycin

≤0.25

100

erythromycin

≤0.25- ≥ 8

28.6

tetracycline

≤1

100

rifampicin

≤0.5

100

linezolid

1

100

vancomycin

1

100

oxacillin

≤0.25-4

71.4

gentamicin

≤0.25- > 16

71.4

daptomycin

0.25-0.5

100