Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Corynebacterium striatum

Abstract

The in vitro activities of 16 antimicrobial agents against 86 strains of Corynebacterium striatum were evaluated by microdilution using cation- adjusted Mueller-Hinton broth. MICs at which 90% of strains were inhibited were 0.06 μg/ml for teicoplanin, 1 μg/ml for vancomycin, 0.03 to 8 μg/ml for β-lactams, 8 μg/ml for sparfloxacin, 16 μg/ml for ciprofloxacin, 16/304 μg/ml for co-trimoxazole (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole), 64 μg/ml for tetracycline, 128 μg/ml for gentamicin, and >128 μg/ml for amikacin, erythromycin, and rifampin.