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

TABLE 5.

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

Organism (no. of isolates) and agent MIC (µg/ml)
% of isolates
50% 90% Range Susceptible Intermediate Resistant
Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (3,009)
    Plazomicin 0.5 1 ≤0.12 to 16 NAa NA NA
    Amikacin 2 4 ≤1 to >64 NA NA NA
    Gentamicin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5 to >32 98.6 0.1 1.3
    Tobramycin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5 to >64 NA NA NA
    Clindamycin ≤0.12 ≤0.12 ≤0.12 to >8 94.8 0.4 4.8
    Doxycycline ≤0.12 0.25 ≤0.12 to 32 98.8 0.9 0.3
    Linezolid 2 4 ≤0.12 to 4 100 NA 0
    Tigecycline 0.12 0.25 ≤0.03 to 2 99.7 NA NA
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.12 ≤0.12 ≤0.12 to >8 99.7 NA 0.3
    Vancomycin 0.5 1 ≤0.12 to 2 100 0 0
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (687)
    Plazomicin 0.5 1 ≤0.12 to 4 NA NA NA
    Amikacin 8 32 ≤1 to >64 NA NA NA
    Gentamicin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5 to >32 96.2 0.6 3.2
    Tobramycin ≤0.5 >64 ≤0.5 to >64 NA NA NA
    Clindamycin ≤0.12 >8 ≤0.12 to >8 65.2 0 34.8
    Doxycycline ≤0.12 1 ≤0.12 to 16 97.2 1.2 1.6
    Linezolid 2 4 0.5 to 4 100 NA 0
    Tigecycline 0.25 0.25 ≤0.03 to 1 98.3 NA NA
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.12 ≤0.12 ≤0.12 to >8 98.0 NA 2.0
    Vancomycin 0.5 1 ≤0.12 to 4 99.7 0.3 0
Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus epidermidis (339)
    Plazomicin ≤0.12 0.25 ≤0.12 to 2 NA NA NA
    Amikacin ≤1 4 ≤1 to 64 NA NA NA
    Gentamicin ≤0.5 32 ≤0.5 to >32 69.3 7.4 23.3
    Tobramycin ≤0.5 16 ≤0.5 to >64 NA NA NA
    Clindamycin ≤0.12 >8 ≤0.12 to >8 68.4 2.4 29.2
    Doxycycline 0.25 1 ≤0.12 to 32 96.2 1.2 2.6
    Linezolid 1 2 ≤0.12 to 2 100 NA 0
    Tigecycline 0.12 0.25 ≤0.03 to 1 NA NA NA
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.12 8 ≤0.12 to >8 69.3 NA 30.7
    Vancomycin 1 2 ≤0.12 to 2 100 0 0
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (25)
    Plazomicin 0.25 0.5 ≤0.12 to 0.5 NA NA NA
    Amikacin 8 16 ≤1 to 32 NA NA NA
    Gentamicin >32 >32 ≤0.5 to >32 20.0 0 80.0
    Tobramycin 32 >64 ≤0.5 to >64 NA NA NA
    Clindamycin >8 >8 ≤0.12 to >8 20.0 4.0 76.0
    Doxycycline 0.5 1 ≤0.12 to 2 100 0 0
    Linezolid 1 1 0.5 to 2 100 NA 0
    Tigecycline 0.25 0.25 0.06 to 0.5 NA NA NA
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 4 8 ≤0.12 to 8 12.0 NA 88.0
    Vancomycin 1 2 1 to 2 100 0 0
Enterococcus faecalis (301)
    Plazomicin 64 >64 1 to >64 NA NA NA
    Amikacin >64 >64 4 to >64 NA NA NA
    Gentamicin 8 >32 ≤0.5 to >32 NA NA NA
    Tobramycin 16 >64 ≤0.5 to >64 NA NA NA
    Ciprofloxacin 1 >16 ≤0.06 to >16 75.0 7.9 17.1
    Doxycycline 8 16 ≤0.12 to 32 37.1 44.8 18.1
    Linezolid 2 4 0.5 to 4 3.3 16.7 0
    Tigecycline 0.12 0.25 ≤0.03 to 1 99.8 NA NA
    Vancomycin 1 2 0.5 to 4 100 0 0
Enterococcus faecium (120)
    Plazomicin 4 16 1 to 16 NA NA NA
    Amikacin 32 >64 8 to >64 NA NA NA
    Gentamicin 4 >32 ≤0.5 to >32 NA NA NA
    Tobramycin 64 >64 4 to >64 NA NA NA
    Ciprofloxacin >16 >16 0.25 to >16 5.6 0.9 93.5
    Doxycycline 1 16 ≤0.12 to 32 66.7 9.2 24.1
    Linezolid 2 4 0.25 to 16 87.5 11.6 0.9
    Tigecycline 0.12 0.12 ≤0.03 to 0.5 NA NA NA
    Vancomycin 0.5 >32 ≤0.12 to >32 80.1 0.5 19.4
a

NA, MIC breakpoint not applicable.