brothmicrodilutiontesting.Thiscouldalsoexplainthehigher vancomycinandteicoplaninMIC sandMIC sthatwefound g/ml,respectively,forbothMSSAandMRSAisolatesbythe Yrof Countryof MIC( g/ml)with stripswereplacedonbrainheartinfusion(BHI)agar,andalargeinoculum(no. 2McFarlandstandard)andanextendedincubationtime(48h)wereusedtobe MIC(mg/liter)Susceptibility Range50%90%%S%R – 1.00.50.51000 MIC(mg/liter) Range50%90%%S%R – 256128 2560100 OURNALOF ,June2003,p.2487–2491 Vol.41,No.6 0DOI:10.1128/JCM.41.6.2487–2491.2003 *Correspondingauthor.Mailingaddress:DepartmentofMedical MicrobiologyandMedicalImmunology,HospitalRijnstateArnhem, Updated information and services can be found at: at: more» Information about commercial reprint orders: To subscribe to to another ASM Journal go to: