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. 2014 Jul 28;9(7):e103253. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103253

Table 4. Determination and interpretation of the MIC values of the antibiotics tested for Pseudomonas aeruginosa ** (n = 153).

Antibiotic MIC range MIC50 (µg/ml) Interpretation* MIC90 (µg/ml) Interpretation*
Pip/tazo 0.5–>128 8/4 S >128/4 R
Cefminox 64–>128 >128 No criteria >128 No criteria
Cefmetazole 64–>128 >128 No criteria >128 No criteria
Ceftazidime 0.25–>64 8 S >64 R
Ceftriaxone 1–>128 64 No criteria >128 No criteria
Aztreonam 0.12–>128 4 S >128 R
Fosfomycin 1–>256 32 No criteria 256 No criteria
Imipenem 0.25- >64 8 R >64 R
Meropenem ≤0.06–>128 4 I >128 R
Doripenem ≤0.03–>64 2 S >64 R
Biapenem ≤0.06–>128 2 No criteria 128 No criteria
Amikacin 0.25–>128 4 S >128 R
Arbekacin 0.12–>128 1 No criteria 32 No criteria
Gentamicin ≤0.06–>128 2 S >128 R
Colistin 0.12–16 1 S 2 S

*The interpretation of the MIC50 and MIC90 of all antibiotics tested for all pathogens was performed using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) 2012 guidelines.

**Pseudomonas aeruginosa is intrinsically resistant to ampicillin/sulbactam and thus, MIC testing was not performed for this antibiotic.

Abbreviations: S: susceptible, R: resistant, I: intermediate, pip/taz: piperacillin/tazobactam, MIC: minimum inhibition concentration.