Antibiogram - Staphylococcus aureus
Number of Isolates Identified - 2764
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Antibiotic Percent Number
Susceptible Isolates Tested
Ampicillin (Am)    
Amoxicillin/clavulanate (Aug) 64 813
Ampicillin/sulbactam (A/S) 63 813
Benzylpenicillin (PenG)    
Cefazolin (Cfz) 71 545
Ceftriaxone (Cax)(S. pneumo non-meningitis) 67 534
Ceftriaxone (Cax)(S. pneumo Meningitis)    
Clindamycin (Cd) 75 2652
Ciprofloxacin (Cp) 64 1332
Ceftaroline (Cpt) 100 279
Daptomycin (Dap) 99 1946
Erythromycin (E) 52 2652
Gentamicin (Gm) 92 1332
Gentamicin 500 (Gm 500)    
Levofloxacin (Lvx) 69 1631
Linezolid (Lzd) 100 2465
Nitrofurantoin (Fd) 99 2043
Oxacillin (Ox) 67 2764
Penicillin-G (P)(S. pneumo non-meningitis) 17 813
Penicillin-G (P)(S. pneumo Meningitis)    
Rifampin (R/F) 98 813
Streptomycin 2000 (ST2000)    
Tetracycline (Te) 89 2764
Trimethoprim/sulfa (T/S) 98 2764
Vancomycin (Va) 100 2764

To read this antibiogram:

  1. Each antibiotic is presented in three columns. The first column lists the name of the antibiotic. The middle column represents susceptibility in percent to that antibiotic. The 3rd column represents the number of isolates tested for that specific antibiotic.
  2. Susceptibility greater than or equal to 90% is highlighted in GREEN, 60%-89% in YELLOW, and less than 60% in RED. Susceptibility not reaching 100% is also labeled as 99%.
  3. Nitrofurantoin is tested for urine specimens only.
  4. The susceptibility result for Streptococcus pneumoniae is a combination of screening test and E-test results.
  5. CLSI performance standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing were applied. CLSI stands for Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (Formerly NCCLS, The National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards).
  6. Empty cells indicate that susceptibility testing for that specific organism and antibiotic is not recommended or complete testing data was not available or the number is too small for a valid reporting.

Last modified on 08/15/2023