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. 2016 Feb 25;54(3):791–794. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02739-15

TABLE 1.

MICs obtained in tests with E. cloacae G6809 isolate (blaKPC-18 and blaVIM-1 positive) and its blaVIM-1-positive transformant

Drug MICa with:
E. cloacae G6809 E. coli TOP10 (pG6809-2) E. coli TOP10
Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid >128/2 >128/2 ≤16/2
Piperacillin-tazobactam >64/4 >64/4 ≤8/4
Cefotaxime >32 32 ≤1
Ceftazidime >16 >16 ≤1
Cefepime >16 8 ≤2
Aztreonam >16 ≤2 ≤2
Ertapenem 1.5 0.19 0.004
Imipenem 3 2 0.38
Meropenem 0.75 0.5 0.032
Ceftazidime-avibactam >256/4 >256/4 0.25/4
Aztreonam-avibactam 0.5/4 ≤0.06/4 ≤0.06/4
Gentamicin ≤1 ≤1 ≤1
Tobramycin 8 8 ≤1
Amikacin 8 8 ≤4
Levofloxacin >8 ≤1 ≤1
Ciprofloxacin >2 ≤1 ≤1
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole >4/76 2/38 ≤0.5/9.5
Minocycline 8 ≤2 ≤2
Doxycycline 8 ≤2 ≤2
Tigecycline 0.5 ≤0.25 ≤0.25
Polymyxin B ≤0.25 ≤0.25 ≤0.25
Colistin ≤0.25 ≤0.25 ≤0.25
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The MICs were obtained with broth microdilution (Sensititre GNX2F), except for the carbapenems and ceftazidime-avibactam, which were obtained with Etest, and aztreonam-avibactam, which were obtained with standard broth microdilution.