TABLE 5.
Reproducibility testing results across three brands of commercial Mueller Hinton agar—Hardy Diagnostics, Becton–Dickinson, and Thermo Fisher Scientific (Remel)
| Isolate | Susceptibility phenotype | Strip cross MIC (μg/mL) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy | BD | Remel | ||
| E. cloacae AR38 | ATM resistant, CZA resistant ATM–CZA combination susceptible |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| K. pneumoniae AR40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| E. coli AR48 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| M. morganii AR57 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| K. pneumoniae AR68 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| K. aerogenes AR161 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| K. pneumoniae AR453 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| S. maltophilia 160 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| E. coli AR1055 | ATM resistant, CZA resistant ATM–CZA combination resistant |
≥256 | ≥256 | ≥256 |
| P. aeruginosa AR235 | ≥256 | ≥256 | ≥256 | |
| E. coli AR348 | ≥256 | ≥256 | ≥256 | |
| P. aeruginosa AR1112 | 128 | 64 | 64 | |
| E. coli AR434 | ≥256 | ≥256 | ≥256 | |
| S. maltophilia 159 | ATM resistant, CZA susceptible ATM–CZA combination susceptible |
0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| E. cloacae AR02 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| K. pneumoniae AR03 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |