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. 2002 Mar;46(3):871–874. doi: 10.1128/AAC.46.3.871-874.2002

TABLE 1.

Comparative in vitro activities of BAL9141 against 244 gram-negative nonfermenters

Organism (no. of strains) and drug MIC (μg/ml)
Organism (no. of strains) and drug MIC (μg/ml)
Range 50% 90% Range 50% 90%
Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. denitrificans and A. xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans (17)
    BAL9141 1-32 4 16
    Cefepime 2->64 32 >64
    Cefotetan 32->64 >64 >64
    Cefozopran 8->64 >64 >64
    Ceftazidime 1-32 8 16
    Ceftriaxone 1->64 64 >64
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 8->64 32 >64
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 2-64 8 64
    Imipenem 0.25-4 2 4
    Ciprofloxacin 1-32 4 8
Acinetobacter baumannii (10)
    BAL9141 0.5->64 2 16
    Cefepime 1->64 8 32
    Cefotetan 32->64 64 >64
    Cefozopran 1-64 8 32
    Ceftazidime 2->64 8 64
    Ceftriaxone 4->64 16 64
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 32->64 64 >64
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 1->64 64 >64
    Imipenem 0.25-4 0.5 0.5
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06->64 0.25 0.25
Acinetobacter iwoffii (10)
    BAL9141 ≤0.06 ≤0.06 ≤0.06
    Cefepime ≤0.06-1 ≤0.06 0.5
    Cefotetan 0.5-64 4 32
    Cefozopran ≤0.06-0.5 ≤0.06 ≤0.06
    Ceftazidime ≤0.06-8 0.5 4
    Ceftriaxone ≤0.06-4 1 2
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid ≤0.06-8 2 8
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 0.25-8 2 4
    Imipenem ≤0.06-0.13 ≤0.06 0.13
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06 ≤0.06 ≤0.06
Agrobacterium radiobacter (10)
    BAL9141 ≤0.06-0.5 0.13 0.25
    Cefepime 1-8 2 8
    Cefotetan 0.25-8 4 8
    Cefozopran 1-16 4 8
    Ceftazidime 4-64 64 64
    Ceftriaxone 1-32 4 16
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 0.25-16 16 16
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 4-16 8 16
    Imipenem ≤0.06-1 0.25 0.25
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06-1 ≤0.06 0.5
Alcaligenes faecalis (10)
    BAL9141 0.25-8 0.5 2
    Cefepime 0.25->64 8 8
    Cefotetan 0.5->64 2 >64
    Cefozopran 0.5->64 8 16
    Ceftazidime 2-16 4 8
    Ceftriaxone 0.13->64 0.25 >64
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 8-64 16 64
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 4-16 8 8
    Imipenem ≤0.06-4 0.5 4
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06-4 1 4
Bordetella bronchiseptica (10)
    BAL9141 0.06-8 2 4
    Cefepime 0.25-64 16 32
    Cefotetan 8->64 >64 >64
    Cefozopran 0.25->64 32 32
    Ceftazidime 1-32 16 32
    Ceftriaxone 0.5->64 >64 >64
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 8-64 16 64
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 4->64 16 32
    Imipenem 0.13-2 1 2
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06-2 1 2
Brevundimonas vesicularis (14)
    BAL9141 1->64 4 >64
    Cefepime 0.25-32 8 32
    Cefotetan 8->64 32 >64
    Cefozopran 1->64 8 >64
    Ceftazidime 0.5->64 32 >64
    Ceftriaxone 0.5->64 4 >64
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 4->64 8 >64
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 4->64 16 >64
    Imipenem 0.25->64 0.5 >64
    Ciprofloxacin 0.25-16 4 16
Burkholderia cepacia (14)
    BAL9141 0.5-64 8 64
    Cefepime ≤0.06-32 8 32
    Cefotetan 8->64 64 >64
    Cefozopran 16->64 64 >64
    Ceftazidime 2-32 16 16
    Ceftriaxone 4->64 16 64
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid >64 >64 >64
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid >64 >64 >64
    Imipenem ≤0.06-16 8 8
    Ciprofloxacin 1-4 1 4
Chryseobacterium indologenes (14)
    BAL9141 0.25->64 16 64
    Cefepime ≤0.06-16 1 4
    Cefotetan 4->64 >64 >64
    Cefozopran 0.5->64 4 >64
    Ceftazidime 4-32 8 32
    Ceftriaxone 8-64 64 64
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 0.5->64 32 >64
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 2->64 >64 >64
    Imipenem ≤0.06->64 16 >64
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06-2 0.5 0.5
Chryseobacterium meningo- septicum (10)
    BAL9141 8-64 32 64
    Cefepime 8-64 32 64
    Cefotetan 64->64 >64 >64
    Cefozopran 16->64 32 64
    Ceftazidime 64->64 >64 >64
    Ceftriaxone 32->64 64 >64
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 32->64 >64 >64
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid >64 >64 >64
    Imipenem 32-64 32 64
    Ciprofloxacin 0.5-8 1 2
Comamonas acidovorans (10)
    BAL9141 1-32 4 16
    Cefepime 8->64 8 64
    Cefotetan 4 4 4
    Cefozopran 4->64 16 64
    Ceftazidime 0.5-4 1 2
    Ceftriaxone 1-64 8 32
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 32->64 >64 >64
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 8->64 64 >64
    Imipenem 0.25-4 1 2
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06-0.5 0.13 0.25
Moraxella spp. (10) (except M. catarrhalis)
    BAL9141 ≤0.06-0.25 ≤0.06 0.13
    Cefepime ≤0.06-2 0.5 1
    Cefotetan 0.13-8 1 8
    Cefozopran ≤0.06-1 0.5 1
    Ceftazidime ≤0.06-8 2 4
    Ceftriaxone ≤0.06-0.5 ≤0.06 0.5
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 0.13-1 0.25 0.5
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid ≤0.06-4 0.5 1
    Imipenem ≤0.06-0.25 ≤0.06 0.13
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06-0.13 ≤0.06 0.13
Ochrobactrum anthropi (10)
    BAL9141 0.5-2 1 2
    Cefepime 8-64 16 64
    Cefotetan 16->64 64 >64
    Cefozopran 4->64 16 >64
    Ceftazidime 64->64 >64 >64
    Ceftriaxone 2->64 8 >64
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 32->64 >64 >64
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 64->64 >64 >64
    Imipenem 1-2 1 2
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06-0.5 0.5 0.5
Oligella ureolytica (10)
    BAL9141 0.25->64 0.5 >64
    Cefepime 0.25->64 4 16
    Cefotetan 0.13->64 64 >64
    Cefozopran 1->64 2 >64
    Ceftazidime 0.5->64 16 >64
    Ceftriaxone ≤0.06-64 4 64
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 0.25->64 8 >64
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 0.25->64 8 >64
    Imipenem ≤0.06->64 0.5 64
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06-1 0.5 0.5
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (15)
    BAL9141 0.25-64 8 32
    Cefepime 1-16 4 16
    Cefotetan >64 >64 >64
    Cefozopran 0.5-16 2 16
    Ceftazidime 2-32 4 8
    Ceftriaxone 2->64 >64 >64
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid >64 >64 >64
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 8->64 >64 >64
    Imipenem 0.13-32 2 4
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06-2 0.13 2
Pseudomonas oryzihabitans (10)
    BAL9141 ≤0.06-2 0.13 0.25
    Cefepime ≤0.06->64 0.13 8
    Cefotetan 0.5->64 2 32
    Cefozopran ≤0.06->64 0.13 0.5
    Ceftazidime 0.13->64 0.5 2
    Ceftriaxone 0.13->64 0.5 32
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 2 2 2
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 0.13->64 2 64
    Imipenem 0.13-2 0.13 0.25
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06-0.5 ≤0.06 0.5
Pseudomonas stutzeri (12)
    BAL9141 ≤0.06-16 1 16
    Cefepime ≤0.06->64 0.25 >64
    Cefotetan ≤0.06->64 2 16
    Cefozopran ≤0.06->64 0.25 >64
    Ceftazidime ≤0.06->64 1 >64
    Ceftriaxone 0.13->64 2 >64
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 0.25-16 8 16
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 0.25->64 8 64
    Imipenem 0.06-1 0.5 0.5
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06 ≤0.06 ≤0.06
Ralstonia pickettii (10)
    BAL9141 1-4 2 4
    Cefepime 1-4 2 4
    Cefotetan 8->64 >64 >64
    Cefozopran 0.25-4 2 4
    Ceftazidime 2-16 8 16
    Ceftriaxone ≤0.06-0.25 0.25 0.25
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 1->64 >64 >64
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 2->64 >64 >64
    Imipenem ≤0.06-2 1 2
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06-0.25 0.13 0.25
Sphingomonas spp. (10)
    BAL9141 4-16 8 16
    Cefepime 2-16 2 8
    Cefotetan 64->64 64 >64
    Cefozopran 0.5-16 4 16
    Ceftazidime 2->64 16 >64
    Ceftriaxone 1-32 8 16
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 8-32 16 32
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 8->64 >64 >64
    Imipenem 0.5->64 32 64
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06-4 0.25 2
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (15)
    BAL9141 0.5->64 >64 >64
    Cefepime 4->64 >64 >64
    Cefotetan 8->64 64 >64
    Cefozopran 32->64 >64 >64
    Ceftazidime 4->64 64 >64
    Ceftriaxone >64 >64 >64
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 8->64 >64 >64
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 16->64 >64 >64
    Imipenem 8->64 >64 >64
    Ciprofloxacin 0.5-8 4 8
Weeksella virosa (15)
    BAL9141 ≤0.06-2 ≤0.06 2
    Cefepime 0.5-16 4 16
    Cefotetan 0.5-8 2 4
    Cefozopran 0.25-32 0.25 8
    Ceftazidime 0.25-8 1 4
    Ceftriaxone 0.5-4 2 4
    Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid ≤0.06-0.5 0.13 0.5
    Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 0.13-16 0.25 1
    Imipenem ≤0.06-0.13 ≤0.06 ≤0.06
    Ciprofloxacin <0.06-0.13 <0.06 0.13