Small colony variants of Staphylococcus aureus (SCVSA) are a sub-population with special features.
The phenotypic features and antibiotic susceptibility of four clinical isolates SCVSA were studied.
Colonies grew in the usual culture media, except in Mueller Hinton. All isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin and co-trimoxazole.
As SCVSA are isolated with low frequency, it is necessary to determine the optimal methods for their identification and antibiotic susceptibility study.