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. 2015 Mar 20;10(3):e0121668. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121668

Table 5. In vitro activities of 10 antimicrobial agents against bla KPC-2 and bla IMP-8 positive Enterobacteriaceae. a .

Antimicrobial agent bla KPC-2 positive isolates (n = 17) b bla IMP-8 positive isolates (n = 37) c
%R %I %S MIC50 MIC90 MIC Range %R %I %S MIC50 MIC90 MIC Range
Carbapenem:
 Ertapenem 100 0 0 > 128 > 128 32 - > 128 81.1 13.5 5.4 4 8 0.5–64
 Imipenem 100 0 0 64 64 16–64 37.8 24.3 37.8 2 16 0.5–64
 Meropenem 100 0 0 128 > 128 16 - > 128 2.7 10.8 86.5 0.5 2 0.125–4
Cephalosporins:
 Cefotaxime 100 0 0 > 128 > 128 128 - > 128 100 0 0 128 > 128 8 - > 128
 Flomoxef 100 0 0 > 128 > 128 64 - > 128 81.1 13.5 5.4 > 128 > 128 8 - > 128
 Cefepime 100 0 0 128 > 128 32 - > 128 48.6 18.9 32.4 16 128 0.25 - > 128
Non-β-lactams:
 Amikacin 17.6 5.9 76.5 2 > 128 1 - > 128 8.1 0 91.9 2 8 1 - > 128
 Ciprofloxacin 94.1 0 5.9 128 > 128 0.5 - > 128 67.6 10.8 21.6 8 128 ≤ 0.03 - > 128
 Colistin 5.9 0 94.1 0.5 1 0.5 - > 16 5.4 0 94.6 1 1 0.5 - > 128
 Tigecycline 5.9 0 94.1 1 1 0.25–8 27.0 0 73.0 1 4 0.25–8

a Interpretive breakpoints are based on the 2012 CLSI criteria except colistin and tigecycline breakpoints for which the EUCAST breakpoints are used, while flomoxef breakpoints are based on Liao et al (JMII, 2006).

b including 16 K. pneumoniae and 1 E. coli.

c including 1 K. pneumoniae, 26 E. cloacae, 1 E. coli, 1 K. oxytoca, 4 C. freundii and 4 R. planticola.