TABLE III. Resistance marker present in 35 Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates according to carbapenem susceptibility.
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Imipenem | Meropenem | ||||||
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R (10) | S (25) | p | R (7) | S (28) | p | ||
Efflux system | 6 (60) | 1 (4) | 0.001 | 4 (57) | 3 (11) | 0.03 | |
AmpC | 6 (60) | 4 (16) | 0.03 | 4 (57) | 6 (21) | 0.16 | |
oprD mutation | 10 (100) | 0 (0) | < 0.001 | 7 (100) | 3 (11) | < 0.001 |
R: resistant; S: susceptible.