Most (> 90%) MSSA isolates were susceptible to most antibiotics, with the exception of penicillin (21% susceptible) and tetracycline (62.4% susceptible) (Table 2). One mecA-negative isolate was resistant to cloxacillin and could represent the
BORSA (borderline oxacillin-resistant S. aureus) phenotype. No differences in the susceptibility
data were observed between hospital and communityisolates of MSSA; thus, the data were combined. MRSA isolates were fully susceptible to vancomycin, teicoplanin and linezolid, compared to tetracycline (18%susceptible), gentamicin (25% susceptible), erythromycin (31% susceptible) and ciprofloxacin (42% susceptible) (Table 3). According
to the MIC data, 51.1% were susceptible to clindamycin, but when the inducible mechanism was taken into consideration, only 34.3% were