Differences in susceptibility of Enterobacteriaceae and penicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to tetracycline and minocycline.
Two hundred strains of penicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and 311 isolates of Enterobacteriaceae were compared for their susceptibility to tetracycline and minocycline. Thirteen and one-half percent of the staphylococcal isolates were resistant to tetracycline but susceptible to minocycline. Similarly, 24% of the enterobacterial isolates were found to be tetracycline resistant but susceptible to minocycline. Of a total of 511 recent clinical isolates, 14.5% were susceptible to minocycline but were tetracycline resistant.
D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects*; D008911:Minocycline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects*; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013754:Tetracyclines
D010406:Penicillins; D013754:Tetracyclines; D013752:Tetracycline; D008911:Minocycline