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. 2008 Dec 15;53(2):505–511. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00085-08

TABLE 5.

MICs of LK-157 in combination with cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, cefepime, ceftazidime, cefpirome, and aztreonam against CTX-M-producing E. colia

Microorganism Strain β-Lactamase
MIC (μg/ml)
CTX
CRO
FEP
Cefpirome
CAZ
ATM
LK-157 alone TZB-LK-157
Type Class Alone LK-157 TZB Alone LK-157 TZB Alone LK-157 TZB Alone LK-157 TZB Alone LK-157 TZB Alone LK-157 TZB
E. coli B 1147 CTX-M-1 A >25.6 >25.6 1.6 >25.6 >25.6 1.6 >25.6 12.8 0.8 >25.6 25.6 1.6 25.6 >25.6 0.4 >25.6 >25.6 0.8 >25.6 >25.6
E. coli B 1094 CTX-M-2 A >25.6 >25.6 0.8 >25.6 >25.6 0.2 12.8 12.8 0.05 12.8 12.8 0.05 1.6 1.6 0.2 12.8 12.8 0.1 >25.6 >25.6
E. coli B 1095 CTX-M-14 A >25.6 >25.6 6.4 >25.6 >25.6 3.2 6.4 6.4 0.1 >25.6 12.8 0.1 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 6.4 >25.6 >25.6
E. coli B 1096 CTX-M-9 A 25.6 3.2 0.4 >25.6 6.4 0.4 6.4 0.4 0.2 12.8 1.6 0.2 1.6 0.4 0.4 6.4 1.6 0.2 >25.6 >25.6
E. coli B 1097 CTX-M-15 A >25.6 >25.6 0.1 >25.6 >25.6 0.4 6.4 3.2 0.05 25.6 3.2 0.2 12.8 6.4 0.2 >25.6 25.6 0.1 25.6 >25.6
E. coli B 1098 CTX-M-15 A >25.6 >25.6 12.8 >25.6 >25.6 1.6 25.6 12.8 0.2 >25.6 25.6 0.4 25.6 25.6 0.8 >25.6 >25.6 1.6 >25.6 >25.6
C. freundii B 1099 CTX-M-15 (strain E) A >25.6 12.8 0.1 >25.6 25.6 0.2 3.2 0.8 0.1 25.6 1.6 0.2 6.4 3.2 0.2 >25.6 6.4 0.1 12.8 >25.6
E. coli B 1100 CTX-M-15 (strain D) A >25.6 >25.6 1.6 >25.6 >25.6 12.8 25.6 12.8 0.4 >25.6 >25.6 0.4 >25.6 >25.6 0.8 >25.6 >25.6 0.8 25.6 >25.6
E. coli B 1101 CTX-M-3 (strain C) A >25.6 25.6 0.2 >25.6 >25.6 1.6 6.4 6.4 0.1 12.8 6.4 0.05 1.6 1.6 0.2 12.8 12.8 0.2 >25.6 >25.6
E. coli B 1102 CTX-M-15 (strain B) A >25.6 >25.6 1.6 >25.6 >25.6 1.6 25.6 12.8 0.2 >25.6 25.6 0.8 >25.6 25.6 0.4 >25.6 >25.6 1.6 >25.6 >25.6
E. coli B 1103 CTX-M-15 (strain A) A 25.6 0.8 0.4 12.8 0.8 0.1 0.8 0.05 0.2 3.2 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.8 0.2 6.4 1.6 0.2 25.6 >25.6
E. coli B 1146 CTX-M-15 A >25.6 >25.6 0.8 >25.6 >25.6 1.6 >25.6 12.8 0.8 >25.6 >25.6 0.8 >25.6 25.6 0.8 >25.6 >25.6 0.8 >25.6 >25.6
a

The MICs of various cephalosporins in the presence of a constant concentration (4 μg/ml) of the β-lactamase inhibitors LK-157 and tazobactam (TZB) were determined by a microdilution test. CTX, cefotaxime; CRO, ceftriaxone; FEP, cefepime; CAZ, ceftazidime; ATM, aztreonam.