TABLE 1.

MICs of the N. paucivorans CSF isolate, the N. paucivorans type strain N. nova, and N. farcinica as read by Etest on Mueller-Hinton agar

Agent	MIC (μg/ml) for:
	N. paucivorans		N. nova ATCC 33726	N. farcinica ATCC 3308
	CSF isolate	DSM 44386T
Amikacin	0.064	0.047	0.25	1.5
Ampicillin	0.094	0.75	0.19	2
Amoxicillin-clavulanate	0.094	2	≥256	2
Ampicillin-sulbactam	0.064	0.19	0.125	1.5
Cefotaxime	0.032	0.38	1	16
Ceftriaxone	0.094	0.75	3	≥32
Imipenem	0.047	0.094	0.064	0.5
Meropenem	0.047	0.125	0.064	0.75
Tetracycline	≤0.016	0.023	8	3
Ciprofloxacin	0.023	0.023	4	1
Levofloxacin	0.047	0.047	12	0.5
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole	≤0.002	≤0.002	1.5	0.016
Gentamicin	3	6	16	128
Chloramphenicol	12	12	2	4
Clarithromycin	0.064	2	≤0.016	4