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. 2023 Jun 12;8(4):e00025-23. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00025-23

TABLE 2.

Susceptibility profile of ESBL-E. coli carriage isolates from Tromsø7 (n = 166) and clinical isolates from NORM 2014 (n = 118) d

Carriage Clinical
%S %I %R %S %I %R
Amoxicillin–clavulanic acid i.v. 57.2 42.8 25.4 74.6
Amoxicillin–clavulanic acid a 90.4 9.6 54.2 45.8
Piperacillin–tazobactam 97.6 2.4 68.2 b 31.8 b
Cefuroxime a 0.6 99.4 1.7 98.3
Ceftazidime 20.5 32.5 47.0 10.2 11.0 78.8
Cefotaxime 0.0 2.4 97.6 0.8 0.8 98.4
Cefepime 7.8 54.8 37.3 4.7 b 5.9 b 89.4 b
Ceftazidime–avibactam 100.0 0.0 NA NA NA
Ertapenem 100.0 0.0 NA NA NA
Meropenem 100.0 0.0 0.0 99.2 0.8 0.0
Aztreonam 5.4 23.5 71.1 NA NA NA
Amikacin 100.0 0.0 NA NA NA
Gentamicin 80.1 19.9 48.3 51.7
Tobramycin 76.5 23.5 NA NA NA
Ciprofloxacin 49.4 13.9 36.7 14.4 8.5 77.1
Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole 48.8 0.6 50.6 27.1 0.0 72.9
Nitrofurantoin 99.4 0.6 93.9 c 6.1 c
Fosfomycin 99.4 0.6 NA NA NA
Fosfomycin a 96.4 3.6 NA NA NA
Colistin 98.8 1.2 NA NA NA
Tigecycline 100.0 0.0 100.0 b 0.0 b
a

Breakpoints for uncomplicated urinary tract infections.

b

Available for blood culture isolates only (n = 85).

c

Available for urine culture isolates only (n = 33).

d

S, susceptible; I, susceptible, increased exposure; R, resistant; i.v., intravenous; –, no I category; NA, not available.