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. 2023 Sep 2;23:245. doi: 10.1186/s12866-023-02974-y

Table 4.

WGS performance in identifying drug-resistance mechanisms of MDR-Kp strains

Type of antibiotics Antibiotics Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) NPV (%) Accuracy (%)
β-lactams Penicillins Ticarcillin 100 / 100 / 100
Piperacillin 100 / 100 / 100

Amoxicillin/

Clavulanic acid

100 / 100 / 100
Cephalosporins Cephalothin 60 / 100 0 60
Cefuroxime 60 / 100 0 60
Cefotaxime 100 / 100 / 100
Ceftazidime 100 / 100 / 100
Cefepime 100 50 94.1 / 94.4
Cefazolin 87.5 / 100 0 87.5
Cefoxitin 57.1 100 100 25 62.5
Ceftriaxone 100 / 100 / 100
Carbapenems Imipenem 87.5 100 100 50 88.9
Meropenem 100 / 100 / 100
Ertapenem \ 100 \ 100 100
Penicillin/β-lactamase inhibitor

Piperacillin/

Tazobactam

93.3 100 100 75 94.4
Monobactams Aztreonam 100 0 77.8 0 77.8
Quinolones Moxifloxacin 90 / 100 / 90
Norfloxacin 90 / 100 / 90
Ciprofloxacin 83.3 / 100 0 83.3
Levofloxacin 77.8 / 100 0 77.8
Aminoglycosides Tobramycin 100 66.7 93.8 100 94.4
Amikacin 100 100 100 100 100
Tetracyclines Tetracycline 71.4 / 100 60 80
Doxycycline 71.4 100 100 60 80

Value not available due to no sensitive strains (/) or no resistant strains (\) determined by conventional drug sensitivity test. PPV, positive prediction value; NPV, negative prediction value