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. 2015 Jun 30;47(2):98–104. doi: 10.3947/ic.2015.47.2.98

Table 3. Ciprofloxacin resistant strains of P. aeruginosa used in this study and MICs of the four antibiotics selected as markers for Beta-lactams [Imipenem (IMI) & Cefepime (CEF)], Fluoroquinolones [Ciprofloxacin (CIP)] and Aminoglycosides [Gentamicin (GEN)] tested in the absence or in the presence of the efflux inhibitor CCCP.

Strains MIC (mg/L)
IMI CEF CIP GEN
-CCCP +CCCP -CCCP +CCCP -CCCP +CCCP -CCCP +CCCP
208 256 4 1,024 0.5 128 0.5 4 2
209 128 4 1,024 0.5 128 0.5 1,024 1
211 256 4 1,024 0.5 128 0.5 1,024 1
212 256 2 1,024 0.5 128 0.5 1,024 1
215 256 8 1,024 8 128 0.5 1,024 1
322 128 128 1,024 0 128 0.5 32 1
477 256 4 512 512 8 0.5 256 128
481 32 8 64 32 16 2 1,024 512
483 32 8 64 64 16 1 1,024 512
488 128 8 64 32 16 0.5 128 64
517 256 128 1,024 512 8 0.5 256 256
520 256 128 1,024 1,024 16 0.5 256 256
529 128 64 512 256 16 0.5 128 16
538 256 256 1,024 512 16 0.5 256 128
539 64 4 512 256 16 0.5 128 128
599 128 64 1,024 64 16 0.5 128 64
PAO1 2 2 0.5 0.5 1 1 2 2

-CCCP, in the absence of carbonyl cyanide-m-chlorophenylhydrazone; +CCCP, in the presence of carbonyl cyanide-m-chlorophenylhydrazone.