Table 1.
E-test MIC values, disc zone diameters and interpretations of antibiotics for the Haemophilus influenzae strain detected in blood culture using third-generation cephalosporins
|
MIC (mg l–1) |
Disc zone diameter (mm) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AMP |
PEN |
CRO |
CTX |
AMP 2 µg |
PEN 1 µg |
CRO 30 µg |
CTX 5 µg |
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|
Breakpoints |
EUCAST |
1 |
n/a |
0.125 |
0.125 |
18 |
12 |
32 |
27 |
|
CLSI |
n/a |
n/a |
<=2 |
<=2 |
n/a |
n/a |
26 |
n/a |
|
|
Patient results |
EUCAST |
32 |
– |
0.5 (R) |
0.75 (R) |
11 (R) |
6 (R) |
30 (R) |
17 (R) |
|
CLSI |
– |
– |
0.5 (S) |
0.75 (S) |
– |
– |
30 (S) |
– |
|
CRO ceftriaxone, CTX cefotaxime. AMP ampicillin, PEN penicillin.
AST, Animicrobial Susceptibility testing.