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. 2018 Jun 26;62(7):e02584-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02584-17

TABLE 3.

In vitro activities of ceftazidime-avibactam and comparative agents against anaerobic species isolated at baseline for all randomized patientsa

Baseline pathogen and agent (no. of pathogens tested) MIC (mg/liter)
Range MIC50 MIC90
Bacteroides fragilis group (96)
    Ceftazidime-avibactam 1 to 32 4 8
    Ceftazidime 4 to >128 32 >128
    Amoxicillin-clavulanate 0.25 to 16 0.5 4
    Ampicillin 1 to >128 32 >128
    Clindamycin ≤0.015 to >32 1 >32
    Meropenem 0.06 to 8 0.12 4
    Metronidazole 0.25 to 8 1 2
Other Bacteroides fragilis group (163)b
    Ceftazidime-avibactam 2 to >128 64 128
    Ceftazidime 8 to >128 >128 >128
    Amoxicillin-clavulanate 0.25 to >128 1 8
    Ampicillin 1 to >128 32 >128
    Clindamycin 0.03 to >32 8 >32
    Meropenem 0.06 to 2 0.25 1
    Metronidazole 0.25 to 8 2 4
Other Bacteroides spp. (21)c
    Ceftazidime-avibactam ≤0.06 to 64 16 64
    Ceftazidime 0.12 to >128 32 >128
    Amoxicillin-clavulanate ≤0.06 to 8 0.5 2
    Ampicillin ≤0.06 to >128 16 >128
    Clindamycin ≤0.015 to >32 2 >32
    Meropenem ≤0.015 to 2 0.25 1
    Metronidazole 0.12 to 8 1 2
Clostridium perfringens (14)
    Ceftazidime-avibactam ≤0.06 to ≤0.06 ≤0.06 ≤0.06
    Ceftazidime 0.25 to 8 1 4
    Amoxicillin-clavulanate ≤0.06 to 0.12 ≤0.06 ≤0.06
    Ampicillin ≤0.06 to 0.25 ≤0.06 0.12
    Clindamycin 0.03 to >32 1 4
    Meropenem ≤0.015 to 0.25 ≤0.015 0.03
    Metronidazole 0.25 to 4 1 4
Other Clostridium spp. (28)d
    Ceftazidime-avibactam ≤0.06 to >128 16 >128
    Ceftazidime 2 to >128 32 >128
    Amoxicillin-clavulanate ≤0.06 to 2 0.5 1
    Ampicillin ≤0.06 to 64 0.5 8
    Clindamycin 0.06 to >32 1 >32
    Meropenem ≤0.015 to 4 1 4
    Metronidazole ≤0.06 to 4 0.5 2
Eggerthella lenta (13)
    Ceftazidime-avibactam >128 to >128 >128 >128
    Ceftazidime >128 to >128 >128 >128
    Amoxicillin-clavulanate 0.25 to 2 1 1
    Ampicillin 1 to 4 2 2
    Clindamycin 0.06 to >32 0.5 >32
    Meropenem 0.25 to 1 0.25 0.5
    Metronidazole 0.5 to 16 2 4
Parvimonas micra (16)
    Ceftazidime-avibactam ≤0.06 to 4 ≤0.06 0.5
    Ceftazidime 0.12 to 8 0.5 2
    Amoxicillin-clavulanate ≤0.06 to 0.5 ≤0.06 0.25
    Ampicillin ≤0.06 to 8 ≤0.06 0.25
    Clindamycin 0.06 to 4 0.25 0.5
    Meropenem ≤0.015 to 0.25 0.03 0.12
    Metronidazole 0.12 to 1 0.5 1
Prevotella spp. (21)e
    Ceftazidime-avibactam ≤0.06 to 8 0.5 4
    Ceftazidime 0.12 to 128 2 16
    Amoxicillin-clavulanate ≤0.06 to 1 0.12 0.5
    Ampicillin ≤0.06 to 16 0.25 8
    Clindamycin ≤0.015 to >32 ≤0.015 >32
    Meropenem ≤0.015 to 0.25 0.03 0.12
    Metronidazole 0.12 to 8 1 4
a

Total of 1,066 randomized patients. Data are provided for pathogens identified in at least 10 patients.

b

Other Bacteroides fragilis group includes Bacteroides caccae (n = 3), Bacteroides ovatus (n = 41), Bacteroides stercoris (n = 11), Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (n = 47), Bacteroides uniformis (n = 15), Bacteroides vulgatus (n = 16), Parabacteroides distasonis (n = 29), and Parabacteroides merdae (n = 1).

c

Other Bacteroides spp. includes Bacteroides (n = 5), Bacteroides dorei (n = 4), Bacteroides faecis (n = 4), Bacteroides nordii (n = 3), Bacteroides salyersiae (n = 1), Bacteroides splanchnicus (n = 3), and Bacteroides xylanisolvens (n = 1).

d

Other Clostridium spp. includes Clostridium aldenense (n = 1), Clostridium bolteae (n = 1), Clostridium citroniae (n = 1), Clostridium clostridioforme (n = 3), Clostridium hathewayi (n = 3), Clostridium innocuum (n = 9), Clostridium ramosum (n = 6), Clostridium septicum (n = 1), Clostridium sporogenes (n = 1), and Clostridium symbiosum (n = 2).

e

Prevotella spp. includes Prevotella (n = 1), Prevotella bivia (n = 2), Prevotella buccae (n = 6), Prevotella denticola (n = 2), Prevotella heparinolytica (1), Prevotella intermedia (n = 4), Prevotella melaninogenica (n = 2), Prevotella nigrescens (2), and Prevotella oralis (n = 1).