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  • Title: Prevalence of inducible clindamycin resistance in macrolide-resistant Staphylococcus spp.
    Author: Fokas S, Fokas S, Tsironi M, Kalkani M, Dionysopouloy M.
    Journal: Clin Microbiol Infect; 2005 Apr; 11(4):337-40. PubMed ID: 15760435.
    Abstract:
    Between January 2002 and December 2003, macrolide-resistant isolates of Staphylococcus aureus (n = 45) and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS; n = 75) from a Greek hospital were examined phenotypically for inducible clindamycin resistance. The constitutive macrolide resistance phenotype predominated (60%) in S. aureus, followed by the inducible (35%) and the clindamycin-susceptible (5%) phenotypes. In CoNS, the inducible phenotype was more common than the constitutive phenotype (50% vs. 41%). There was a significant incidence of inducible clindamycin resistance, and screening of all staphylococci is necessary in order to differentiate inducibly resistant isolates from those that are truly sensitive.
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