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. 2018 Dec 21;63(1):e02068-18. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02068-18

TABLE 1.

In vitro activities of plazomicin and comparator agents against clinical isolates of Gram-negative bacteria

Organism (no. of isolates) and agent MIC (µg/ml)
% of isolates
50% 90% Range Susceptible Intermediate Resistant
Escherichia coli (3,094)
    Plazomicin 0.5 1 ≤0.12 to >64 99.5 0.4 0.1
    Amikacin 2 4 ≤1 to >64 99.8 0.1 0.1
    Gentamicin ≤0.5 2 ≤0.5 to >32 90.9 0.3 8.8
    Tobramycin ≤0.5 4 ≤0.5 to >64 91.8 2.7 5.5
    Cefazolin 2 >128 ≤0.5 to >128 70.9 8.8 20.3
    Ceftazidime ≤0.25 4 ≤0.25 to >32 90.8 1.5 7.7
    Ceftriaxone ≤0.25 32 ≤0.25 to >64 87.4 0.4 12.2
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06 >16 ≤0.06 to >16 75.3 0.1 24.6
    Ertapenem ≤0.03 ≤0.03 ≤0.03 to >32 99.7 0.1 0.2
    Meropenem ≤0.03 ≤0.03 ≤0.03 to 32 99.9 0 0.1
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 2 4 ≤1 to >512 97.1 1.5 1.4
    Tigecycline 0.25 0.5 ≤0.03 to 4 99.9 0.1 0
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.12 >8 ≤0.12 to >8 73.0 NAa 27.0
Klebsiella pneumoniae (1,039)
    Plazomicin 0.25 0.5 ≤0.12 to >64 99.8 0.1 0.1
    Amikacin ≤1 2 ≤1 to >64 99.9 0 0.1
    Gentamicin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5 to >32 95.8 0 4.2
    Tobramycin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5 to >64 94.5 2.6 2.9
    Cefazolin 1 16 ≤0.5 to >128 82.3 5.3 12.4
    Ceftazidime ≤0.25 1 ≤0.25 to >32 93.1 0.6 6.3
    Ceftriaxone ≤0.25 ≤0.25 ≤0.25 to >64 91.9 0.1 8.0
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06 1 ≤0.06 to >16 91.6 1.8 6.6
    Ertapenem ≤0.03 0.06 ≤0.03 to >32 98.6 0.3 1.1
    Meropenem ≤0.03 0.06 ≤0.03 to 16 99.4 0.2 0.4
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 2 8 ≤1 to >512 95.6 1.6 2.8
    Tigecycline 0.5 1 0.12 to >16 96.2 3.2 0.6
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.12 >8 ≤0.12 to >8 87.9 NA 12.1
Enterobacter cloacae (470)
    Plazomicin 0.25 0.5 ≤0.12 to 2 100 0 0
    Amikacin ≤1 2 ≤1 to 16 100 0 0
    Gentamicin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5 to >32 97.9 0 2.1
    Tobramycin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5 to >64 96.6 1.1 2.3
    Cefazolin >128 >128 1 to >128 1.9 1.7 96.4
    Ceftazidime 0.5 >32 ≤0.25 to >32 76.0 0.8 23.2
    Ceftriaxone ≤0.25 >64 ≤0.25 to >64 72.8 2.1 25.1
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06 0.12 ≤0.06 to >16 94.3 1.7 4.0
    Ertapenem 0.06 0.5 ≤0.03 to >32 91.3 5.1 3.6
    Meropenem ≤0.03 0.12 ≤0.03 to >32 99.4 0.2 0.4
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 2 64 ≤1 to >512 85.5 8.3 6.2
    Tigecycline 0.5 1 0.12 to 8 95.5 2.4 2.1
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.12 1 ≤0.12 to >8 91.5 NA 8.5
Klebsiella oxytoca (279)
    Plazomicin 0.25 0.5 ≤0.12 to 2 100 0 0
    Amikacin ≤1 2 ≤1 to 8 100 0 0
    Gentamicin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5 to >32 98.6 0.3 1.1
    Tobramycin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5 to 32 99.3 0.3 0.4
    Cefazolin 8 >128 ≤0.5 to >128 27.6 22.2 50.2
    Ceftazidime ≤0.25 0.5 ≤0.25 to >32 98.6 0.3 1.1
    Ceftriaxone ≤0.25 1 ≤0.25 to >64 90.0 2.1 7.9
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06 ≤0.06 ≤0.06 to >16 98.9 0.4 0.7
    Ertapenem ≤0.03 ≤0.03 ≤0.03 to 0.12 100 0 0
    Meropenem ≤0.03 0.06 ≤0.03 to 0.5 100 0 0
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 2 32 ≤1 to >512 89.6 1.4 9.0
    Tigecycline 0.5 0.5 0.12 to 4 99.3 0.7 0
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.12 ≤0.12 ≤0.12 to >8 97.1 NA 2.9
Serratia marcescens (255)
    Plazomicin 0.5 1 ≤0.12 to 8 97.6 2.0 0.4
    Amikacin 2 4 ≤1 to 16 100 0 0
    Gentamicin ≤0.5 1 ≤0.5 to 8 99.6 0.4 0
    Tobramycin 1 4 ≤0.5 to 64 95.7 2.3 2.0
    Cefazolin >128 >128 128 to >128 0 0 100
    Ceftazidime 0.5 1 ≤0.25 to >32 99.2 0.4 0.4
    Ceftriaxone ≤0.25 1 ≤0.25 to >64 93.7 2.0 4.3
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06 1 ≤0.06 to 16 94.1 1.6 4.3
    Ertapenem ≤0.03 0.12 ≤0.03 to 16 98.0 1.2 0.8
    Meropenem 0.06 0.06 ≤0.03 to 8 99.2 0.4 0.4
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 2 4 ≤1 to 256 97.6 1.6 0.8
    Tigecycline 2 4 0.5 to 16 88.2 10.2 1.6
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 0.5 1 ≤0.12 to >8 96.9 NA 3.1
Proteus mirabilis (235)
    Plazomicin 4 4 0.5 to 32 44.3 46.3 9.4
    Amikacin 4 8 ≤1 to 32 98.7 1.3 0
    Gentamicin ≤0.5 2 ≤0.5 to >32 94.5 0.8 4.7
    Tobramycin ≤0.5 1 ≤0.5 to >64 95.3 1.3 3.4
    Cefazolin 4 8 2 to >128 5.1 71.9 23.0
    Ceftazidime ≤0.25 ≤0.25 ≤0.25 to 16 98.3 1.3 0.4
    Ceftriaxone ≤0.25 ≤0.25 ≤0.25 to >64 97.9 0.8 1.3
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06 2 ≤0.06 to >16 88.1 3.0 8.9
    Ertapenem ≤0.03 ≤0.03 ≤0.03 to 1 99.6 0.4 0
    Meropenem 0.06 0.12 ≤0.03 to 1 100 0 0
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤1 ≤1 ≤1 to 64 99.1 0.9 0
    Tigecycline 4 8 0.5 to 16 13.6 55.3 31.1
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.12 >8 ≤0.12 to >8 80.9 NA 19.1
Klebsiella aerogenes (97)
    Plazomicin 0.5 0.5 ≤0.12 to 2 100 0 0
    Amikacin ≤1 2 ≤1 to 8 100 0 0
    Gentamicin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5 to 2 100 0 0
    Tobramycin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5 to 16 99.0 0 1.0
    Cefazolin 128 >128 1 to >128 3.1 3.1 93.8
    Ceftazidime 0.5 >32 ≤0.25 to >32 73.2 3.1 23.7
    Ceftriaxone ≤0.25 32 ≤0.25 to >64 72.2 0 27.8
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06 0.12 ≤0.06 to 8 96.9 1.0 2.1
    Ertapenem 0.12 0.5 ≤0.03 to >32 93.8 3.1 3.1
    Meropenem 0.06 0.06 ≤0.03 to 32 99.0 0 1.0
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 4 32 ≤1 to 256 83.5 14.4 2.1
    Tigecycline 0.5 1 0.06 to 4 99.0 1.0 0
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.12 0.5 ≤0.12 to >8 95.9 NA 4.1
Morganella morganii (54)
    Plazomicin 2 4 0.25 to 8 66.7 27.7 5.6
    Amikacin 2 4 ≤1 to 8 100 0 0
    Gentamicin ≤0.5 32 ≤0.5 to >32 88.9 0 11.1
    Tobramycin ≤0.5 4 ≤0.5 to 64 96.3 1.8 1.9
    Cefazolin >128 >128 8 to >128 0 0 100
    Ceftazidime ≤0.25 16 ≤0.25 to >32 83.3 5.6 11.1
    Ceftriaxone ≤0.25 2 ≤0.25 to >64 87.0 7.4 5.6
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.06 >16 ≤0.06 to >16 83.3 0 16.7
    Ertapenem ≤0.03 0.06 ≤0.03 to 0.5 100 0 0
    Meropenem 0.06 0.12 ≤0.03 to 0.5 100 0 0
    Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤1 2 ≤1 to 256 98.1 0 1.9
    Tigecycline 2 4 0.12 to 16 81.5 14.8 3.7
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 0.25 >8 ≤0.12 to >8 83.3 NA 16.7
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1,789)
    Plazomicin 4 16 ≤0.12 to >64 NA NA NA
    Amikacin 4 16 ≤1 to >64 94.4 2.2 3.4
    Gentamicin 1 8 ≤0.5 to >32 89.5 4.4 6.1
    Tobramycin ≤0.5 2 ≤0.5 to >64 94.2 1.3 4.5
    Ceftazidime 4 32 ≤0.25 to >32 80.2 7.6 12.2
    Ciprofloxacin 0.25 4 ≤0.06 to >16 80.3 7.1 12.6
    Meropenem 0.5 8 ≤0.03 to >32 79.7 6.7 13.6
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 4 64 ≤1 to >512 83.0 8.7 8.3
Acinetobacter baumannii (68)
    Plazomicin 1 8 0.25 to >64 NA NA NA
    Amikacin ≤1 4 ≤1 to >64 98.5 0 1.5
    Gentamicin ≤0.5 2 ≤0.5 to >32 92.6 1.5 5.9
    Tobramycin ≤0.5 1 ≤0.5 to >64 97.1 1.4 1.5
    Ceftazidime 8 16 1 to >32 77.9 17.7 4.4
    Ceftriaxone 16 32 1 to >64 44.1 33.8 22.1
    Ciprofloxacin 0.25 0.5 ≤0.06 to >16 97.1 0 2.9
    Meropenem 0.5 2 0.06 to >32 98.5 0 1.5
    Piperacillin-tazobactam 4 32 ≤1 to >512 83.8 13.3 2.9
    Tigecycline 0.25 2 0.12 to 16 NA NA NA
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.12 0.5 ≤0.12 to >8 94.1 NA 5.9
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (332)
    Plazomicin >64 >64 ≤0.12 to >64 NA NA NA
    Amikacin >64 >64 ≤1 to >64 NA NA NA
    Gentamicin 32 >32 ≤0.5 to >32 NA NA NA
    Tobramycin 32 >64 ≤0.5 to >64 NA NA NA
    Ceftazidime >32 >32 0.5 to >32 22.3 6.9 70.8
    Ciprofloxacin 4 16 0.12 to >16 NA NA NA
    Tigecycline 1 4 0.12 to 16 NA NA NA
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 0.25 1 ≤0.12 to >8 97.3 NA 2.7
a

NA, MIC breakpoint not applicable.