TABLE 1.
Case history and MIC data for selected antimicrobial agents of P. aeruginosa clinical isolates expressing BEL-1 β-lactamase
| Parameter | Result for isolate no.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-7048 | 0605-07125 | 2532578 | 6110831 | 62062 | |
| City of origin | Huy | Brussel | Namur | Yvoir | Charleroi |
| Age (yr) | 73 | 33 | 78 | 59 | 60 |
| Ward | Intensive care | Trauma | Intensive care | General medicine | Intensive care |
| Hospitalization date (mo/day/yr) | 5/1/06 | 11/2/05 | 9/20/06 | 11/3/06 | 6/14/06 |
| Date of isolation (mo/day/yr) | 5/28/06 | 5/15/06 | 10/7/06 | 11/8/06 | 6/29/06 |
| Site of isolation | Blood | Urine | Endotracheal aspirate | Endotracheal aspirate | Blood |
| Underlying disease | COPD,a stroke | Multiple injuries, tetraplegic, urinary catheter | COPD, stroke | COPD, diabetes | Lung carcinoma, diabetes |
| Antimicrobial MIC (μg/ml) | |||||
| Piperacillin-tazobactam | 48 | 48 | 32 | 64 | >256 |
| Ceftazidime | 16 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 256 |
| Cefepime | 24 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 256 |
| Aztreonam | 64 | 32 | 32 | 96 | 64 |
| Imipenem | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.75 | >32 |
| Meropenem | 4 | 0.5 | 1,5 | 4 | >32 |
| Amikacin | 64 | 96 | 48 | 48 | 64 |
| Ciprofloxacin | >32 | >32 | 4 | 8 | >32 |
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COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.