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. 2002 Jan;46(1):196–202. doi: 10.1128/AAC.46.1.196-202.2002

TABLE 3.

Susceptibilities to beta-lactams distributed by species and ESBL gene typea

Species and ESBL type No. of isolates MIC50/MIC90 of beta-lactam (μg/ml)
Piperacillin Cephalothin Ceftriaxone Cefotaxime Ceftazidime Cefepime Cefoxitin Aztreonam Imipenem
P. mirabilis
    TEM+ 127 >256/>256 >256/>256 4/8 8/16 4/16 4/16 4/8 0.5/2 1/2
P. stuartii
 TEM+ 22 >256/>256 >256/>256 4/32 8/16 32/>256 2/>32 2/128 4/16 1/2
K. pneumoniae
    TEM+ 32 >256/>256 >256/>256 4/32 4/32 >256/>256 2/8 2/16 32/>256 0.25/0.5
    SHV+ 104 >256/>256 >256/>256 8/32 8/32 >256/>256 2/16 2/16 >256/>256 0.25/0.5
    TEM+ and SHV+ 34 >256/>256 >256/>256 8/32 8/32 >256/>256 2/16 2/16 >256/>256 0.25/0.25
    Non-TEM/non-SHV 18 >256/>256 >256/>256 8/>256 8/32 >256/>256 2/8 4/16 >256/>256 0.25/0.5
E. coli
    TEM+ 11 >256/>256 >256/>256 4/32 8/16 16/128 4/16 2/4 4/8 0.25/0.25
    SHV+ 28 >256/>256 >256/>256 4/32 4/32 32/>256 1/8 2/4 16/>256 0.25/0.25
E. aerogenes
    TEM+ 11 >256/>256 >256/>256 8/16 8/16 >256/>256 1/2 >256/>256 16/32 0.25/0.25
    SHV+ 14 >256/>256 >256/>256 16/64 16/32 >256/>256 2/16 >256/>256 64/>256 0.25/0.5
a

MICs were measured by the quantitative E-test assay. Values are not reported when fewer than 10 isolates were available.