In-vitro selection of resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to teicoplanin and vancomycin
- PMID: 2138602
- DOI: 10.1093/jac/25.1.69
In-vitro selection of resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to teicoplanin and vancomycin
Abstract
Nineteen strains of Staphylococcus aureus (five penicillin-susceptible and methicillin-susceptible, four methicillin-susceptible and penicillin-resistant, and ten methicillin-resistant) were serially subcultured in broth media containing a subinhibitory concentration (half the MIC) of either teicoplanin or vancomycin. The MIC of the antibiotic was again measured after five passages in antibiotic-containing broth. The experiment was terminated after 25 passages. After passage fifteen strains exhibited an eight-fold or greater increase in MIC of teicoplanin. On the other hand, only two strains exhibited even an unstable four-fold increase in MIC of vancomycin.
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