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Can staphylococci be resistant to teicoplanin, but susceptible to vancomycin ?

April 26, 2017resistant staphylococci susceptible teicoplanin vancomycin

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Can staphylococci be resistant to teicoplanin, but susceptible to vancomycin ?

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Yes. In fact, this is the commonest glycopeptide resistance phenotype in staphylococci, and is particularly prevalent among coagulase-negative species.