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Table 1 The frequency of phenotypic and genotypic resistance to MLS according to type of isolates

From: Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of macrolide, lincosamide and streptogramin B resistance among clinical isolates of staphylococci in southwest of Iran

Methicillin-resistance type

Phenotype

ermA

ermC

msrA

tst-1

pvl

MRSA

(N = 32)

cMLS

(N = 27)

18

25

6

7

1

iMLS

(N = 2)

1

1

0

1

0

MS

(N = 3)

1

1

3

2

0

MSSA

(N = 3)

cMLS

(N = 2)

0

1

0

1

0

iMLS

(N = 1)

0

1

1

1

0

MS

(N = 0)

–

–

–

–

–

Total (N = 35)

20 (57.1%)

29 (82.9%)

10 (28.6%)

12 (34.3%)

1 (2.9%)

MRCoNS

(N = 48)

cMLS

(N = 34)

6

31

19

ND

ND

iMLS

(N = 6)

0

5

5

MS

(N = 8)

0

0

8

MSCoNS

(N = 3)

cMLS

(N = 0)

–

–

–

ND

ND

iMLS

(N = 0)

–

–

–

MS

(N = 3)

0

0

3

Total (N = 51)

6 (11.8%)

36 (70.6%)

35 (68.6%)

–

–

P value

< 0.001

0.19

< 0.001

–

–

  1. ND, not determined