Table 2: Visual MIC and SC determination on the 24 representative S. aureus isolates (based on the MDE distribution pattern).

Methicillin concentration
Isolates ID† 16 µg/ml 8 µg/ml 4 µg/ml 2 µg/ml 1 µg/ml 0.5 µg/ml
TA45 S S S S S S
TA63 R R R R R R
SA27 IR IR IR IR R R
SA28 S S S IR R R
TA2 IR IR R R R R
TA101 IR IR R R R R
SA12 S S S S R R
SA15 S S S S R R
TA165 S S S S IR R
TA168 R R R R R R
SA11 S S S R R R
SA19 IR IR R R R R
TA41 IR IR R R R R
TA57 R R R R R R
TA162 S S S S S S
TA98 R R R R R R
TA130 R R R R R R
SA3 S S S S IR R
TA141 R R R R R R
SA23 S S S S S S
TA19 S S S S IR R
TA70 R R R R R R
TA161 R R R R R R
TA24 R R R R R R

Sample IDs with ‘SA’ are MSSA while those with ‘TA’ are MRSA isolates