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. 2019 Feb 28;7(3):64. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7030064

Table 1.

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) distribution and resistance rates among Serratia spp. and Citrobacter spp. isolates from dogs and cats.

Agents Genera (No. of Isolates) MIC (µg/mL) No. of Resistance (%)
≤0.031 0.063 0.125 0.25 0.5 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 >256
CPL Serratia (30) 30 30 (100) *
Citrobacter (23) 2 2 1 1 4 2 1 10 18 (78.3)
CMZ Serratia (30) 2 9 10 5 4 4 (13.3)
Citrobacter (23) 1 3 1 1 5 5 6 1 7 (30.4)
CTX Serratia (30) 2 14 13 1 0 (0.0)
Citrobacter (23) 3 6 6 1 1 1 2 1 2 8 (34.8) *
MPM Serratia (30) 4 25 1 0 (0.0)
Citrobacter (23) 19 3 1 0 (0.0)
TET Serratia (30) 1 1 2 7 14 5 26 (86.7) *
Citrobacter (23) 1 15 1 2 1 1 2 4 (17.4)
AMK Serratia (30) 4 3 20 3 0 (0.0)
Citrobacter (23) 2 5 13 2 1 0 (0.0)
CHL Serratia (30) 2 14 10 2 1 1 4 (13.3)
Citrobacter (23) 17 4 1 1 2 (8.7)
CIP Serratia (30) 4 4 16 4 1 1 0 (0.0)
Citrobacter (23) 6 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 6 (26.1) *
0.125/0.063 0.25/0.125 0.5/0.25 1/0.5 2/1 4/2 8/4 8/16 32/16 64/32 128/64 256/128 >256/128
ACV Serratia (30) 1 3 1 2 15 8 25 (83.3)
Citrobacter (23) 3 2 4 5 9 14 (60.9)
≤0.03/0.59 0.06/1.19 0.13/2.38 0.25/4.75 0.5/9.5 1/19 2/38 4/76 8/152 16/304 32/608 64/1216 >64/1216
TMS Serratia (30) 4 5 18 3 0 (0.0)
Citrobacter (23) 9 5 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 (17.4) *

CPL, cephalothin; CMZ, cefmetazole; CTX, cefotaxime; MPM, meropenem; TET, tetracycline; AMK, amikacin; CHL, chloramphenicol; CIP, ciprofloxacin; ACV, amoxicillin–clavulanic acid; TMS, trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole. Vertical lines indicate breakpoints of each drug according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guideline [10]. * Significant differences in resistance rates between Serratia spp. and Citrobacter spp. (p < 0.05).