Table 1.
Definition of highly resistant Enterobacteriaceae
| Species | Definition of resistancea |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESBL | CAR | QUI | AMG | COT | |
| Escherichia coli | A | A | B | B | |
| Klebsiella spp. | A | A | B | B | |
| Other | A | A | B | B | B |
a
ESBL, extended-spectrum beta-lactamases; CAR, carbapenems; QUI, fluoroquinolones; AMG, aminoglycosides; COT, co-trimoxazole. A, resistance against an antibacterial agent of the carbapenem group and/or presence of ESBL production is sufficient to define the microorganism as highly resistant; B, resistance against antibacterial agents from at least two of the indicated groups or specified antibacterial agents is required to define the microorganism as highly resistant.