Table 3.
Antimicrobial | MIC50, µg/mL | MIC90, µg/mL | Range, µg/mL | Percentage at or Above MIC Breakpoint | MIC Breakpoint for Resistance or Elevated MICs, µg/mL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Azithromycin | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.03–16 | 0.5 | ≥2.0 |
Cefixime | 0.015 | 0.06 | 0.001–1.0 | 1.4 | ≥0.25 |
Ceftriaxone | 0.008 | 0.03 | 0.001–0.125 | 1.2 | ≥0.125 |
Ciprofloxacin | 0.004 | 8.0 | 0.002–32.0 | 24.5 | ≥1.0 |
Gemifloxacin | 0.004 | 2 | 0.001–8.0 | 17.1 | ≥1.0 |
Gentamicin | 4 | 8 | 0.002–16 | 0 | ≥32.0 |
Penicillin | 0.5 | 4 | 0.004–64 | 23.0 | ≥2.0 |
Tetracycline | 0.5 | 16 | 0.03–>32 | 24.2 | ≥2.0 |
Abbreviations: MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; MIC50, minimum inhibitory concentration required to inhibit growth of 50% of organisms; MIC90, minimum inhibitory concentration required to inhibit growth of 90% of organisms.
a Three hundred ninety-six participants provided a total of 421 isolates (participants with genital and extragenital infections may have contributed >1 pretreatment isolate).