Table 1 Resistance of erythromycin, telithromycin and cethromycin against different MLST of S. aureus clinical isolates
MLST (No.) | Erythromycin resistance (MIC ≥ 8 mg/L) | Telithromycin resistance (MIC ≥ 4 mg/L) | P values* | Cethromycin resistance (MIC ≥ 4 mg/L) | P values# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MRSA | |||||
 ST239(60) | 59 (98.3%) | 36(60.0%) |  | 31(51.7%) |  |
 ST59(37) | 37(100.0%) | 36(97.3%) | < 0.001a | 11(29.7%) | 0.034a |
 ST1(7) | 7(100.0%) | 5(71.4%) |  | 0(0.0%) |  |
 NT(5) | 5(100.0%) | 4(80.0%) |  | 2(40.0%) |  |
 Others(12) | 12(100.0%) | 12(100.0%) |  | 3(25.0%) |  |
MSSA | |||||
 ST7(27) | 27(100.0%) | 23(85.2%) |  | 10(37.0%) |  |
 ST59(20) | 20(100.0%) | 19(95.0%) |  | 12(65.0%) |  |
 ST398(12) | 12(100.0%) | 10(93.3%) |  | 5(41.7%) |  |
 ST88(7) | 7(100.0%) | 4(57.1%) |  | 2(28.6%) |  |
 ST120(6) | 5(83.3%) | 4(66.7%) |  | 2(33.3%) |  |
 NT(11) | 11(100.0%) | 8(72.7%) |  | 4(36.4%) |  |
 Others(41) | 40(97.6%) | 24(58.5%) |  | 11(26.8%) |  |