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. 2015 Apr 1;35(3):298–305. doi: 10.3343/alm.2015.35.3.298

Table 3. Positive rates of modified Hodge tests of the variable conditions according to species distribution.

Species and carbapenemase activity (N of isolates) N (%) of positive results with two cut offs of indentation levels at each combinations of variables
ETP/MHA/0.5 ETP/MAC/0.5 MEM/MHA/0.5 MEM/MAC/0.5 ETP/MHA/0.05
≥2 mm ≥3 mm ≥2 mm ≥3 mm ≥2 mm ≥3 mm ≥2 mm ≥3 mm ≥2 mm ≥3 mm
Klebsiella pneumoniae (74)
 MBL carbapenemase (14)* 4 (28.6) 1 (7.1) 11 (78.6) 8 (57.1) 1 (7.1) 0 10 (71.4) 4 (28.6) 1 (7.1) 1 (7.1)
 AmpC-CH (25) 0 0 1 (4.0) 1 (4.0) 0 0 1 (4.0) 0 0 0
 Other CRE (35) 4 (11.4) 1 (2.9) 4 (11.4) 1 (2.9) 1 (2.9) 0 4 (11.4) 1 (2.9) 4 (11.4) 1 (2.9)
Other species with NDM-1 (11)* 9 (81.8) 5 (45.5) 6 (54.5) 5 (45.5) 5 (45.5) 4 (36.4) 6 (54.5) 5 (45.5) 7 (63.6) 6 (54.5)
Enterobacter cloacae (29)
 MBL carbapenemase (7) 6 (85.7) 5 (71.4) 1 (14.3) 1 (14.3) 5 (71.4) 3 (42.9) 1 (14.3) 1 (14.3) 6 (85.7) 5 (71.4)
 AmpC-CH (21) 2 (9.5) 0 5 (23.8) 1 (4.8) 0 0 0 0 2 (9.5) 1 (4.8)
 Other CRE (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Enterobacter aerogenes (11)
 AmpC-CH (9) 6 (66.7) 4 (44.4) 8 (88.9) 7 (77.8) 2 (22.2) 1 (11.1) 3 (33.3) 1 (11.1) 5 (55.6) 5 (55.6)
 Other CRE (2) 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 0 0 0 1 (50.0) 0
Escherichia coli (6)
 AmpC-CH (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Other CRE (3) 1 (33.3) 0 1 (33.3) 1 (33.3) 0 0 1 (33.3) 0 0 0
Citrobacter freundii (7)
 MBL carbapenemase (7) 6 (85.7) 4 (57.1) 3 (42.9) 2 (28.6) 4 (57.1) 3 (42.9) 5 (71.4) 2 (28.6) 5 (71.4) 4 (57.1)
Serratia marcescens (6)
 MBL carbapenemase (4) 3 (75.0) 3 (75.0) 4 (100.0) 3 (75.0) 3 (75.0) 3 (75.0) 3 (75.0) 3 (75.0) 3 (75.0) 3 (75.0)
 Other CRE (2) 1 (50.0) 0 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 0 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0)
Klebsiella oxytoca (1)
 MBL carbapenemase (1) 1 (100) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (100) 1 (100)
Morganella morganii (1)
 AmpC-CH (1) 0 0 1 (100) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Providencia stuartii (1)
 Other CRE (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*MBL carbapenemase carried by Klebsiella pneumoniae was NDM-1, and other species than Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying NDM-1 comprised three Enterobacter cloacae, four Citrobacter freundii, three Serratia marcescens and one Klebsiella oxytoca.

Abbreviations: See Table 2.