TABLE 2.
In vitro susceptibility of community Gram-negative uropathogens to selected antimicrobial agents
| Percentage of susceptible organisms by antibiotic (n) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organism | n (%) | Ampicillin | Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | Nitrofurantoin | Ciprofloxacin | Mecillinam |
| Escherichia coli | 1832 (91.8) | 82.0 (1502) | 91.8 (1681) | 99.5 (1822) | 100 (1832) | 99.7 (1827) |
| Klebsiella spcies | 78 (3.9) | 0.0 (0) | 97.4 (76) | 69.2 (54) | 98.7 (77) | 100 (78) |
| Enterobacter species | 19 (0.9) | 0.0 (0) | 100 (19) | 63.0 (12) | 100 (19) | 100 (19) |
| Proteus species | 41 (2.0) | 92.7 (38) | 82.9 (34) | 4.9 (2) | 100 (41) | 97.6 (40) |
| Citrobacter species | 14 (0.7) | 0.0 (0) | 100 (14) | 100 (14) | 100 (14) | 92.8 (13) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 7 (0.3) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 100 (7) | 57.1 (4) |
| Providencia species | 5 (0.2) | 0.0 (0) | 100 (5) | 0.0 (0) | 100 (5) | 0.0 (0) |
| Morganella morganii | 4 (0.2) | 25 (1) | 100 (4) | 75 (3) | 100 (4) | 100 (4) |