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. 2012 Feb 15;7(2):e30070. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030070

Table 2. Susceptibility of Aeromonas isolates to antimicrobial agents.

Antimicrobial agent Number (%) of strains
(number of strains tested) susceptible intermediate resistance resistant
amikacin (11) 11 (100) - -
cefotaxime (11) 11 (100) - -
ceftazidime (11) 11 (100) - -
ceftriaxone (E test) (11) 11 (100) - -
ciprofloxacin (11) 11 (100) - -
chloramphenicol (11) 11 (100) - -
gentamicin (11) 10 (91) - 1 (9)
piperacillin–tazobactam (11) 10 (91) - 1 (9)
trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole (11) 10 (91) - 1 (9)
imipenem (also meropenem) (11) 8 (73) - 3 (27)
cefoxitin (10) 7 (70) 2 (20) 1 (10)
nalidixic acid (11) 7 (64) - 4 (36)
tetracycline (11) 6 (55) - 5 (45)
amoxicillin+clavulanic acid (11) 3 (27) 3 (27) 5 (46)
cephalotin (10) 2 (20) - 8 (80)

Most of the identified strains were resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics but susceptible to third-generation cephalosporin antibiotics.