Resistancerates of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible CoNS strains to the
antibacterial agents,respectively,were as follows:gentamicin 90% and 17%,
erythromycin 80% and 37%,clindamycin 72% and 18%,trimethoprim-sulfamethox-
azole 68% and 38%, ciprofloxacin 67% and 23%,tetracycline 60% and 45%,
chloramphenicol 56% and 13% and fusidicacid 25% and 15%.None of the strains
were resistant to vancomycin and teicoplanin.