TABLE 1.
Susceptibilities of strain EC28 and its respective transconjugant carrying pEC28
| Antibiotic(s)a | MIC (μg/ml) of antibiotic(s) for:
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli 28 (VIM-12) | Transconjugant strain (pEC28) | E. coli 26R793 | |
| Imipenem | 1 | 0.25 | 0.5 |
| Meropenem | 0.25 | 0.023 | 0.032 |
| Ertapenem | 0.5 | 0.094 | 0.064 |
| Aztreonam | 1 | 0.5 | 0.094 |
| Cefotaxime | >32 | 8 | 0.094 |
| Cefepime | 12 | 1 | 0.094 |
| Ceftazidime | >256 | 4 | 0.75 |
| Cefoxitine | >256 | 32 | 8 |
| Amoxicillin | >256 | 32 | 4 |
| Amoxicillin + CLA | >256 | 16 | 4 |
| Amikacin | 128 | 48 | 2 |
| Gentamicin | >256 | 32 | 0.75 |
| Piperacillin + TZB | 96 | 12 | 0.75 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 0.047 | 0.047 | 0.047 |
| Tetracycline | >256 | 1 | 1 |
| Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | 0.094 | 0.016 | 0.012 |
a
CLA, clavulanic acid (2 μg/ml); TZB, tazobactam (4 μg/ml).