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. 2017 Nov 22;61(12):e01350-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01350-17

TABLE 4.

Cross-resistance of P. aeruginosa isolates to β-lactams and ceftolozane-tazobactama

Isolate and β-lactam % NS isolates Of NS isolates, % S to:
FEP CAZ TZP MEM C-T
All patient isolates
    Cefepime 23.0 NA 23.9 20.8 39.4 87.5
    Ceftazidime 23.0 23.9 NA 15.2 41.2 86.2
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 28.2 35.3 30.8 NA 45.2 90.1
    Meropenem 24.0 42.1 43.7 35.8 NA 90.1
ICU patient isolates
    Cefepime 28.4 NA 16.7 13.7 37.3 84.3
    Ceftazidime 31.2 24.1 NA 11.6 37.5 83.9
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 37.0 33.8 25.6 NA 41.4 88.0
    Meropenem 30.1 40.7 35.2 27.8 NA 87.0
Non-ICU patient isolates
    Cefepime 20.8 NA 27.8 24.6 40.6 89.3
    Ceftazidime 19.7 23.7 NA 17.5 43.5 87.6
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 24.6 36.2 33.9 NA 47.5 91.4
    Meropenem 21.6 42.8 48.5 40.2 NA 91.8
Respiratory isolates
    Cefepime 30.4 NA 18.1 16.1 41.6 83.2
    Ceftazidime 30.0 17.0 NA 10.9 40.8 83.0
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 36.9 30.9 27.6 NA 45.9 87.3
    Meropenem 29.6 40.0 40.0 32.4 NA 85.5
Nonrespiratory isolates
    Cefepime 18.3 NA 30.0 25.7 37.1 92.1
    Ceftazidime 18.5 31.0 NA 19.7 41.5 89.4
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 22.6 39.9 34.1 NA 44.5 93.1
    Meropenem 20.5 43.9 47.1 38.9 NA 94.3
ICU patient respiratory isolates
    Cefepime 40.4 NA 17.5 11.1 31.7 81.0
    Ceftazidime 39.7 16.1 NA 8.1 32.3 80.6
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 49.4 27.3 26.0 NA 32.5 83.6
    Meropenem 41.0 32.8 34.4 18.8 NA 85.7
ICU patient nonrespiratory isolates
    Cefepime 19.2 NA 15.4 17.9 46.2 89.7
    Ceftazidime 24.6 34.0 NA 16.0 44.0 88.0
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 27.6 42.9 25.0 NA 53.6 91.1
    Meropenem 21.7 52.3 36.4 40.9 NA 93.2
Non-ICU patient respiratory isolates
    Cefepime 25.7 NA 18.6 19.8 48.8 84.9
    Ceftazidime 25.4 17.6 NA 12.9 47.1 84.7
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 31.1 33.7 28.8 NA 55.8 88.5
    Meropenem 24.3 45.7 44.4 43.2 NA 87.7
Non-ICU patient nonrespiratory isolates
    Cefepime 17.9 NA 35.6 28.7 33.7 93.1
    Ceftazidime 16.3 29.3 NA 21.7 40.2 90.2
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 20.7 38.5 38.5 NA 40.2 94.0
    Meropenem 20.0 40.7 51.3 38.1 NA 94.7
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Definitions: CAZ, ceftazidime; C-T, ceftolozane-tazobactam; FEP, cefepime; MEM, meropenem; NA, not applicable; NS, nonsusceptible; TZP, piperacillin-tazobactam; S, susceptible.