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Abstract

The susceptibility to teicoplanin, vancomycin and linezolid of 30 clinical isolates of was tested by Vitek 2, Phoenix, Etest, broth microdilution and disc diffusion tests. The and resistance genes and the 23S rRNA gene G2576T mutation were detected by PCR and PCR-RFLP, respectively. Resistance rates to teicoplanin ranged from 3 % for Vitek 2 to 57.6 % for the Phoenix test, and those to vancomycin ranged from 56.7 % for Vitek 2 to 86.7 % for the Phoenix test. Only two out of 25 strains carrying the gene were univocally recognized as the VanA phenotype. The only strain with the G2576T mutation did not carry the gene and showed resistance to linezolid by the disc diffusion, Vitek 2 and broth dilution methods (MIC >8 μg ml), but was susceptible when tested with the Phoenix test and Etest (MIC ≤4 μg ml). Therefore, the resistance to glycopeptides and linezolid was not univocally detected by the susceptibility testing methods used in this study.

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