TABLE 1.

MICs and MBCs of various antibiotics for B. pseudomallei

Antibiotic	Category	MIC (μg/ml)	MBC (μg/ml)
Ceftazidime	Cephalosporin	1	2
Chloramphenicol	Protein synthesis inhibitor	8	>125
Doxycycline	Tetracycline	0.5	16
Gentamicin	Aminoglycoside	125	250
Ofloxacin	Fluoroquinolone	8	32
Sulfamethoxazole	Sulfonamide	250	>16,000
Trimethoprim	Folate synthesis inhibitor	64	500
Co-trimoxazole (1:5)a		64	1,000
Co-trimoxazole (2:1)a		32	64

^aRatio of trimethoprim to sulfamethoxazole (wt/wt).