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. 2004 Aug;48(8):3188–3192. doi: 10.1128/AAC.48.8.3188-3192.2004

TABLE 1.

MICs of agents

Organism (no. of β-lactamase-positive strains/no. tested) and drug MIC (μg/ml)a
MIC 50% 90%
Bacteroides fragilis (11/11)
    WCK 771 1->32 1 16
    Ciprofloxacin 2->32 4 >32
    Levofloxacin 1->32 2 32
    Gatifloxacin 0.5->32 0.5 16
    Moxifloxacin 0.5->32 0.5 8
    Piperacillin 2->128 16 >128
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 0.5-4 2 2
    Imipenem 0.06-2 0.25 2
    Metronidazole 0.25-1 1 1
    Clindamycin 0.125-2 2 2
Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (11/11)
    WCK 771 1-8 1 2
    Ciprofloxacin 16->32 16 >32
    Levofloxacin 4->32 4 8
    Gatifloxacin 1-32 2 4
    Moxifloxacin 1-16 2 2
    Piperacillin 16-64 64 64
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 4-16 16 16
    Imipenem 0.125-0.5 0.5 0.5
    Metronidazole 0.5-1 1 1
    Clindamycin 0.125->32 4 >32
Bacteroides distasonis (6/11)
    WCK 771 1-2 2 2
    Ciprofloxacin 4-16 4 8
    Levofloxacin 1-4 2 2
    Gatifloxacin 0.5-2 1 2
    Moxifloxacin 0.25-1 0.5 1
    Piperacillin 4->128 64 >128
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 4-16 4 4
    Imipenem 0.5-1 1 1
    Metronidazole 0.5-1 1 1
    Clindamycin 0.03->32 8 16
Bacteroides vulgatus (10/10)
    WCK 771 0.25-16 0.5 16
    Ciprofloxacin 16->32 16 32
    Levofloxacin 1->32 2 >32
    Gatifloxacin 0.5-16 0.5 16
    Moxifloxacin 0.25-16 0.5 16
    Piperacillin 8->128 16 >128
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 0.25->32 4 8
    Imipenem 0.25-2 1 1
    Metronidazole 0.25-2 1 2
    Clindamycin ≤0.016->32 0.03 0.5
Miscellaneous Bacteroides (11/11)b
    WCK 771 1-8 2 4
    Ciprofloxacin 8->32 8 >32
    Levofloxacin 4->32 4 >32
    Gatifloxacin 1-16 2 16
    Moxifloxacin 1-16 1 8
    Piperacillin 16->128 128 >128
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 1-8 2 8
    Imipenem 0.125-1 0.5 0.5
    Metronidazole 0.25-2 1 2
    Clindamycin 0.5->32 4 >32
Bacteroides fragilis group (49/54)
    WCK 771 0.25->32 1 8
    Ciprofloxacin 2->32 16 >32
    Levofloxacin 1->32 4 32
    Gatifloxacin 0.5->32 1 16
    Moxifloxacin 0.25->32 1 8
    Piperacillin 2->128 32 >128
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 0.25->32 4 16
    Imipenem 0.06-2 0.5 1
    Metronidazole 0.25-2 1 1
    Clindamycin ≤0.016->32 2 >32
Prevotella bivia (26/42)
    WCK 771 0.25->32 1 1
    Ciprofloxacin 8->32 16 8
    Levofloxacin 2->32 4 8
    Gatifloxacin 1->32 4 4
    Moxifloxacin 2->32 4 4
    Piperacillin 1-128 4 32
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125 ≤0.125 ≤0.125
    Imipenem 0.03-0.25 0.03 0.06
    Metronidazole 0.5-8 2 4
    Clindamycin ≤0.016->32 0.03 0.06
Prevotella corporis (4/12)
    WCK 771 0.06-1 0.125 0.25
    Ciprofloxacin 0.5-2 1 1
    Levofloxacin 0.5-1 1 1
    Gatifloxacin 0.25-0.5 0.25 0.5
    Moxifloxacin 0.5-1 0.5 1
    Piperacillin ≤0.125-32 1 16
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125 ≤0.125 ≤0.125
    Imipenem 0.016-0.06 0.03 0.06
    Metronidazole ≤0.125-1 0.25 0.5
    Clindamycin ≤0.016-32 ≤0.016 ≤0.016
Prevotella intermedia (6/10)
    WCK 771 0.06-1 0.125 0.125
    Ciprofloxacin 0.5-8 1 1
    Levofloxacin 0.5-8 0.5 1
    Gatifloxacin 0.25-2 0.25 0.5
    Moxifloxacin 0.25-8 0.5 0.5
    Piperacillin ≤0.125-16 2 8
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125 ≤0.125 ≤0.125
    Imipenem ≤0.008-0.125 0.03 0.03
    Metronidazole 0.25-0.5 0.25 0.5
    Clindamycin ≤0.016->32 ≤0.016 ≤0.016
Prevotella melaninogenica (9/10)
    WCK 771 0.125-8 0.125 8
    Ciprofloxacin 1-16 2 8
    Levofloxacin 1-32 1 16
    Gatifloxacin 0.25-16 1 16
    Moxifloxacin 0.5-16 1 16
    Piperacillin 0.5-64 4 64
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125 ≤0.125 ≤0.125
    Imipenem ≤0.008-0.125 0.016 0.125
    Metronidazole 0.25-0.5 0.25 0.5
    Clindamycin ≤0.016-0.03 ≤0.016 ≤0.016
Prevotella buccae (2/11)
    WCK 771 0.125-0.5 0.25 0.5
    Ciprofloxacin 1-4 2 4
    Levofloxacin 0.5-1 1 1
    Gatifloxacin 0.25-0.5 0.25 0.5
    Moxifloxacin 0.25-0.5 0.5 0.5
    Piperacillin 1-8 2 4
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.016 ≤0.125 ≤0.125
    Imipenem 0.03-0.06 0.06 0.06
    Metronidazole 0.5-2 1 2
    Clindamycin ≤0.016-0.03 ≤0.016 ≤0.016
Miscellaneous Prevotella and Porphyromonas (9/19)c
    WCK 771 0.03-1 0.125 0.5
    Ciprofloxacin 0.5-4 1 2
    Levofloxacin 0.125-8 1 1
    Gatifloxacin 0.06-2 0.25 0.5
    Moxifloxacin 0.125-1 0.5 1
    Piperacillin ≤0.125-128 8 128
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125-8 ≤0.125 ≤0.125
    Imipenem ≤0.008-0.25 0.03 0.125
    Metronidazole ≤0.125-4 0.5 4
    Clindamycin ≤0.016->32 ≤0.016 0.06
Prevotella and Porphyromonas (56/104)
    WCK 771 0.03->32 0.25 1
    Ciprofloxacin 0.5->32 2 32
    Levofloxacin 0.125->32 1 8
    Gatifloxacin 0.06->32 0.5 4
    Moxifloxacin 0.125->32 1 4
    Piperacillin ≤0.125-128 4 64
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125-8 ≤0.125 ≤0.125
    Imipenem ≤0.008-0.25 0.03 0.125
    Metronidazole ≤0.125-8 1 4
    Clindamycin ≤0.016->32 ≤0.016 0.06
Fusobacterium nucleatum (0/12)
    WCK 771 0.125-0.5 0.25 0.25
    Ciprofloxacin 2-4 2 4
    Levofloxacin 0.5-2 1 2
    Gatifloxacin 0.25-0.5 0.25 0.5
    Moxifloxacin 0.125-0.25 0.25 0.25
    Piperacillin ≤0.125 ≤0.125 ≤0.125
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125 ≤0.125 ≤0.125
    Imipenem ≤0.008-0.06 0.03 0.06
    Metronidazole ≤0.125-0.5 ≤0.125 0.25
    Clindamycin ≤0.016-0.06 0.06 0.06
Fusobacterium necrophorum (0/12)
    WCK 771 0.25-1 1 1
    Ciprofloxacin 1-4 2 2
    Levofloxacin 1-4 2 2
    Gatifloxacin 0.25-1 0.5 1
    Moxifloxacin 0.25-2 1 2
    Piperacillin ≤0.125-2 ≤0.125 ≤0.125
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125-1 ≤0.125 ≤0.125
    Imipenem ≤0.008-1 0.016 0.06
    Metronidazole ≤0.125-0.25 ≤0.125 0.25
    Clindamycin ≤0.016-0.125 0.06 0.06
Fusobacterium mortiferum (2/11)
    WCK 771 0.125-0.5 0.125 0.25
    Ciprofloxacin 0.5-4 2 2
    Levofloxacin 1-2 1 2
    Gatifloxacin 0.25-1 0.5 0.5
    Moxifloxacin 0.5-1 0.5 1
    Piperacillin 0.25->128 0.5 >128
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125-1 0.25 1
    Imipenem 0.25-1 0.25 1
    Metronidazole 0.25-0.5 0.25 0.5
    Clindamycin 0.06-0.5 0.125 0.125
Fusobacterium varium (0/12)
    WCK 771 4->32 8 16
    Ciprofloxacin 4->32 8 16
    Levofloxacin 4->32 4 8
    Gatifloxacin 2->32 4 4
    Moxifloxacin 2->32 4 8
    Piperacillin 4-32 8 32
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 2-16 8 8
    Imipenem 0.5-2 1 2
    Metronidazole ≤0.125-1 ≤0.125 0.5
    Clindamycin 2->32 32 >32
Fusobacteria (2/47)
    WCK 771 0.125->32 0.5 8
    Ciprofloxacin 0.5->32 2 8
    Levofloxacin 0.5->32 2 4
    Gatifloxacin 0.25->32 0.5 4
    Moxifloxacin 0.125->32 1 4
    Piperacillin ≤0.125->128 0.25 16
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125-16 ≤0.125 8
    Imipenem ≤0.008-2 0.25 1
    Metronidazole ≤0.125-1 ≤0.125 0.25
    Clindamycin ≤0.016->32 0.06 32
Peptostreptococci (0/27)d
    WCK 771 0.03-4 0.5 1
    Ciprofloxacin 0.25-16 1 4
    Levofloxacin 0.25-16 2 4
    Gatifloxacin 0.125-8 0.5 1
    Moxifloxacin 0.125-4 0.25 0.5
    Piperacillin ≤0.125-2 ≤0.125 0.25
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125-2 ≤0.125 0.25
    Imipenem 0.016-0.5 0.06 0.125
    Metronidazole ≤0.125-4 0.5 2
    Clindamycin ≤0.016-8 0.125 1
Propionibacteria (0/20)
    WCK 771 0.125-1 0.125 0.125
    Ciprofloxacin 0.5-1 1 1
    Levofloxacin 0.25-0.5 0.5 0.5
    Gatifloxacin 0.25 0.25 0.25
    Moxifloxacin 0.25-0.5 0.25 0.25
    Piperacillin 0.5-2 1 2
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125-2 0.25 1
    Imipenem 0.016-0.06 0.03 0.06
    Metronidazole >16 >16 >16
    Clindamycin 0.03-0.25 0.06 0.125
Lactobacillus (0/12)
    WCK 771 1-32 2 16
    Ciprofloxacin 1->32 2 >32
    Levofloxacin 1->32 2 >32
    Gatifloxacin 0.25-16 0.5 8
    Moxifloxacin 0.25-8 0.5 8
    Piperacillin 1-2 2 2
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 1-2 2 2
    Imipenem 0.25-4 1 2
    Metronidazole 16->16 >16 >16
    Clindamycin 0.125-4 0.5 4
Eubacterium lentum (0/11)
    WCK 771 0.25-0.5 0.5 0.5
    Ciprofloxacin 0.5-1 0.5 1
    Levofloxacin 0.5 0.5 0.5
    Gatifloxacin 0.25 0.25 0.25
    Moxifloxacin 0.125-0.25 0.25 0.25
    Piperacillin 16-32 16 16
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 16 16 16
    Imipenem 0.5 0.5 0.5
    Metronidazole 0.25-1 0.5 1
    Clindamycin 0.125->32 0.125 0.25
Other gram-positive non-spore-    forming bacilli (0/15)e
    WCK 771 0.25-2 1 2
    Ciprofloxacin 0.5-32 4 16
    Levofloxacin 1-8 4 4
    Gatifloxacin 0.25-2 1 2
    Moxifloxacin 0.25-2 2 2
    Piperacillin ≤0.125-4 0.5 2
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125-2 0.5 2
    Imipenem 0.016-0.5 0.125 0.25
    Metronidazole 0.5->16 >16 >16
    Clindamycin ≤0.016->32 0.03 >32
Clostridium perfringens (0/25)
    WCK 771 0.03-0.25 0.06 0.25
    Ciprofloxacin 0.25-1 0.5 1
    Levofloxacin 0.25-2 0.5 1
    Gatifloxacin 0.25-1 0.5 0.5
    Moxifloxacin 0.25-1 0.5 0.5
    Piperacillin ≤0.125-1 0.5 1
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125-1 0.25 0.5
    Imipenem 0.06-0.5 0.125 0.25
    Metronidazole 0.5-2 1 1
    Clindamycin 0.03-2 0.5 2
Clostridium difficile (0/12)
    WCK 771 0.5-4 0.5 1
    Ciprofloxacin 8->32 16 16
    Levofloxacin 4->32 4 8
    Gatifloxacin 1-16 2 2
    Moxifloxacin 1-8 1 2
    Piperacillin 8-16 8 16
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 8-32 8 16
    Imipenem 4-8 8 8
    Metronidazole ≤0.125-0.5 0.25 0.25
    Clindamycin 4->32 8 >32
Miscellaneous clostridia (0/23)f
    WCK 771 0.03-1 0.125 1
    Ciprofloxacin 0.25-8 2 8
    Levofloxacin 0.25-8 1 8
    Gatifloxacin 0.25-4 0.5 4
    Moxifloxacin 0.25-4 0.5 2
    Piperacillin ≤0.125-64 1 16
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125-32 0.25 8
    Imipenem 0.03-1 0.25 0.5
    Metronidazole ≤0.125-4 1 4
    Clindamycin 0.03->32 2 16
All strains (107/350)
    WCK 771 0.03->32 0.5 2
    Ciprofloxacin 0.25->32 2 32
    Levofloxacin 0.125->32 1 8
    Gatifloxacin 0.06->32 0.5 4
    Moxifloxacin 0.125->32 0.5 4
    Piperacillin ≤0.125->128 2 64
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤0.125->32 ≤0.125 8
    Imipenem ≤0.008-8 0.125 1
    Metronidazole ≤0.125->16 1 >16
    Clindamycin ≤0.016->32 0.125 16
a

50% and 90%, MICs at which 50 and 90% of isolates are inhibited, respectively.

b

Bacteroides ovatus, 7; Bacteroides uniformis, 4.

c

Prevotella disiens, 9; Prevotella oris, 3; Prevotella loeschii, 2; Prevotella oralis group, 1; Prevotella denticola, 1; Porphyromonas asaccharolytica, 2; Porphyromonas gingivalis, 1.

d

Peptostreptococcus asaccharolyticus, 2; Peptostreptococcus magnus, 6; Peptostreptococcus micros, 6; Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, 5; Peptostreptococcus tetradius, 6; Peptostreptococcus prevotii, 2.

e

Actinomyces sp., 6; Bifidobacterium sp., 9.

f

Clostridium tertium, 6; Clostridium bifermentans, 3; Clostridium cadaveris, 3; Clostridium sordellii, 4; Clostridium ramosum, 3; Clostridium paraputrificum, 1; Clostridium hystoliticum, 1; Clostridium sp., 2.