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. 2015 Aug;21(8):1302–1310. doi: 10.3201/eid2108.141419

Table 2. Summary of the normal phenotypes registered in MARSS*.

Bacterial species
Resistance phenotypes
β-lactam antibiotics
AMX
TIC
AMC
TCC
TZP
FOX
OXA
CRO
FEP
CAZ
IPM
Escherichia coli
Wild-type S S S S S S S
Low-level penicillinase I/R I/R S S S S S
Inhibitor-resistant penicillinase I/R I/R R R S S S
High-level penicillinase I/R I/R I/R I/R S S S
ESBL R R S/I/R S/I/R I/R I/R S

High-level cephalosporinase
R
R
R
R



R
S

S
Klebsiella pneumoniae Wild-type S S S S S
ESBL I/R I/R I/R I/R S
High-level cephalosporinase I/R I/R I/R S S

ESBL-TZP-sensible


I/R

S


I/R
I/R

S
Proteus mirabilis
Wild S S S S S S S
Low-level penicillinase I/R I/R S S S S S
Inhibitor-resistant penicillinase R R R R S S S
High-level penicillinase R R I/R I/R S S S
ESBL R R I/R I/R I/R I/R S
High-level cephalosporinase
R
R
R
R



R
S

S
Klebsiella oxytoca
Wild-type S S S S
ESBL I/R I/R I/R S
High-level penicillinase I/R S/I/R S S
Low-level penicillinase S R S S
ESBL–TZP-sensible


I/R

S



I/R

S
Enterobacter aerogenes
Wild-type S S S S S
Inhibitors-resistant penicillinase R R S S S
ESBL S/I/R I/R I/R I/R S
High-level cephalosporinase



I/R
I/R


I/R
S

S
Morganella morganii
Wild-type S S S S S
Inhibitor-resistant penicillinase R R S S S
ESBL S/I/R I/R I/R I/R S
High-level cephalosporinase



I/R
I/R


I/R
S

S
Serratia marcescens
Wild-type S S S S S
Inhibitor-resistant penicillinase R R S S S
ESBL S/I/R I/R I/R I/R S
High-level cephalosporinase



I/R
I/R


I/R
S

S
Enterobacter cloacae
Wild-type S S S S S
Inhibitor-resistant penicillinase R R S S S
ESBL S/I/R I/R I/R I/R S
High-level cephalosporinase



I/R
I/R


I/R
S

S
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Wild-type S S S S S S
Penicillinase R R/I/S I/S S S S
High-level penicillinase I/R I/R I/R S S S
ESBL I/R I/R I/R I/R I/R S
Selective permeability to imipenem S S S S S R
Penicillinase, loss of D2 porine

R

R
S



S
S
R
Acinetobacter baumannii
Wild-type S S S S
Penicillinase R R/I/S S S
ESBL

I/R

I/R





I/R
S
Streptococcus agalactiae
Wild S S
Oxacillin-resistant






I/R
S



Enterococcus faecalis
Wild-type
S










E. faecium
Wild-type
I/R










Staphylococcus aureus
Wild-type S
Methicillin-resistant





I/R





S. epidermidis Wild-type S
Methicillin-resistant I/R

*MARSS, Marseille Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance System; AMC, amoxicillin; TIC, ticarcillin; AMC, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid; TIC, ticarcillin/clavulanic acid; TZP, piperacillin/tazobactam; FOX, cefoxitin; OXA, oxacillin; CRO, ceftriaxone; FEP, cefepime; CAZ, ceftazidime; IMP, imipenem; S, susceptible; I, intermediate; R, resistant; ESBL, extended-spectrum β-lactamase.