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

Table 3. Summary of the alarm phenotypes defined in MARSS*.

Bacteria species Alarm triggering key phenotypes
Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis Carbapenem resistance
Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenem resistance
Klebsiella oxytoca Carbapenem resistance
Enterobacter aerogenes, Morganella morganii, Serratia marcescens, Enterobacter cloacae Carbapenem resistance
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Carbapenem resistance
Acinetobacter spp. Carbapenem and colistin resistance
Streptococcus agalactiae Ceftriaxone resistance
Enterococcus faecalis Amoxicillin resistance
Enterococcus faecium Amoxicillin susceptible
Staphylococcus aureus Vancomycin resistance

*MARSS, Marseille Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance System.