Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(3):205-214. Verification of the Mycoplasma IST3 for urogenital mycoplasma culture in comparison to the Mycoplasma IST2

Table 2. Cumulative antimicrobial susceptibility of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma species tested using the Mycoplasma IST2 and Mycoplasma IST3 kits
IST2 Antimicrobials % Susceptibility IST3 Antimicrobials % Susceptibility
Mh+ (n=12) Up (n=35) Mh (n=5) Up (n=42)
Ofloxacin 8.3 17.1 Levofloxacin 60.0 64.3
Ciprofloxacin 8.3 2.8 Moxifloxacin 60.0 97.6
Doxycycline 91.6 91.4 Clindamycin 60.0
Tetracycline 91.6 91.4 Tetracycline 100.0 88.1
Erythromycin 0.0 100.0 Erythromycin 95.2
Azithromycin 0.0 100.0 Telithromycin 97.6
Clarithromycin 0.0 100.0
Pristinamycin 91.6 100.0
Josamycin 50.0 100.0

Abbreviations: Mh+; Mycoplasma hominis-positive samples including mixed cultures; Mh, Mycoplasma hominis; Up, Ureaplasma species.