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. 2014 Oct 28;77(1):59–65. doi: 10.1292/jvms.13-0281

Table 1. Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Class Antimicrobial agents (mg/l) NTUVH (n=69) NCYUVTH (n=45) Overall E. coli (n=114)



MIC50 MIC90 R%a,b) MIC50 MIC90 R% a,b) MIC50 MIC90 R% a,b)
Aminoglycosides Amikacin 2 8 0 4 8 0 2 8 0
Gentamicin 1 2 8.7 1 64 13.3 1 64 10.5
Cephalosporins Cefazolin 2 16 0 2 8 0 2 8 0
Cefotaxime 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0
Ceftazidime 2 2 0 1 2 0 2 2 0
Ceftiofur 1 1 0 0.5 1 0 0.5 1 0
Penicillins Ampicillin 512 >1024 60.9 16 1024 33.3 16 >1024 50
Amoxicillin >1024 >1024 56.5 8 >1024 26.7 16 >1024 44.7
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 8/4 16/8 0 8/4 16/8 6.7 8/4 16/8 2.6
Phenicols Chloramphenicol 16 512 43.5 8 32 13.3 8 512 31.6
Florfenicol c) 4 8 34.8 4 16 26.7 4 16 31.6
Polymyxins Colistin 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0
Quinolones Ciprofloxacin <0.125 0.25 0 <0.125 32 13.3 0.125 0.25 5.3
Enrofloxacin c) 0.25 0.5 0 <0.125 32 13.3 0.125 1 5.3
Nalidixic acid 8 512 43.5 8 >1024 33.3 8 1024 38.6
Sulfonamides Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim 4/76 >1024 43.5 1/19 >1024 20 2/38 >1024 34.2
Tetracyclines Doxycycline 8 128 39.1 2 32 26.7 4 128 28.9
Oxytetracycline 256 1024 73.9 8 1024 40 8 1024 60.5

a) MIC breakpoints according to CLSI guidelines. b) Percentage of resistant isolates. c) Because the MIC breakpoints for UTIs were not provided in the 2007 CLSI guidelines, the values for bovine respiratory pathogens were used [10].