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. 2017 Nov 22;73(2):353–364. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkx405

Table 1.

MICs of drugs tested, by class

MIC (mg/L)
Drug class Drug median IQR minimum maximum
Aminocyclitol spectinomycin 32 16–32 4 64
Aminoglycosides gentamicina,b 8 4–8 1 16c
Carbapenems ertapenema,d 0.016 0.008–0.016 0.002 0.12e
Cephalosporins cefixime 0.008 0.008–0.016 0.002 0.12
ceftriaxone 0.004 0.004–0.008 0.002 0.12
Macrolides azithromycin 0.25 0.06–0.25 0.03 8
Penicillins penicillin 0.5 0.25–0.5 0.03 16
Tetracyclines tetracycline 0.5 0.25–2 0.03 32
Quinolones ciprofloxacin 0.004 0.002–4 0.002 8
a

No MIC thresholds are available for gentamicin or ertapenem.

b

One isolate was missing an MIC for this drug.

c

Six isolates had gentamicin MICs of 16 mg/L.

d

As per EUCAST, there is insufficient evidence for treatment using carbapenems.12

e

One isolate had an ertapenem MIC of 0.12 mg/L.