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Taylor and Francis Group, Journal of Chemotherapy, 5(26), p. 273-275, 2013

DOI: 10.1179/1973947813y.0000000134

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Activity of linezolid and daptomycin against Methicillin-Resistant Coagulase-Negative staphylococci with increased MIC for vancomycin isolated from blood cultures in pediatric patients

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Abstract

We evaluated minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) for vancomycin, daptomycin, and linezolid in methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (MR-CoNS). Minimal inhibitory concentration of 2?4 mg/l for vancomycin was observed in 16% of strains, and among them 19% had MIC at breakpoint for daptomycin or linezolid. Among strains completely susceptible to vancomycin, 16% had MIC at breakpoint for daptomycin and 11% had for linezolid. This large proportion of pathogens with MIC around the breakpoint suggests a possible risk of treatment failure with these drugs. This phenomenon is worth further and constant monitoring.