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. 2019 May 19;9(5):e027683. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027683

Table 2.

Antibiotics included in the definition of multidrug-resistance for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae

Antimicrobial agents Pseudomonas aeruginosa, n (%) Acinetobacter baumannii, n (%) Klebsiella spp, n (%)
Penicillins + beta-lactamase inhibitors 82 (46.6) 64 (36.4) 76 (43.2)
Cephalosporins 108 (61.4) 69 (39.2) 120 (68.2)
Carbapenems 149 (84.7) 147 (83.5) 142 (80.7)
Fluoroquinolones 92 (52.3) 82 (46.6) 87 (49.9)
Aminoglycosides 79 (44.9) 73 (41.5) 77 (43.8)
Monobactams 25 (14.2) NA 29 (16.5)
Phosphonic acid 7 (4.0) NA 6 (3.4)
Polymyxins 43 (24.4) 50 (28.4) 45 (25.6)
Tetracyclines NA 20 (11.4) 21 (11.9)
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole NA 29 (16.5) 25 (14.2)
Cephamycins NA NA 28 (15.9)
Glycylcyclines NA NA 24 (13.6)
Other 3 (1.7) 7 (4.0) 4 (2.3)
Total 176 (100) 176 (100) 176 (100)

NA, not applicable.