Table 3 Antibiotic susceptibility profile of E. faecium

β Lactams

Ampicillin

10

S^a

Penicillin-G

10 units

S

Fluoroquinolone

Ciprofloxacin

5

S

Tetracycline

30

S

Linezolid

30

S

Macrolides

Vancomycin

30

S

Erythromycin

15

R

Lincosamide

Lincomycin

15

R

Clindamycin

2

R

Cephalosporin

Cefuroxime

30

R

Cefotaxime

30

R

Aminoglycosides

Streptomycin

10

R

Gentamicin

10

R

Amikacin

30

R

Co-trimoxazole

25

R