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. 2018 Dec 4;6:11–20. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2018.11.003

Table 3.

Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of 43 clinical NDM-producing E. coli strains.

Drug class Antimicrobial agents MIC50
μg/ml
MIC90
μg/ml
Range
μg/ml
%R %I %S
Aminoglycoside Gentamicin 32 > 32 ≤ 2–>32 69.8 2.3 27.9
Amikacin ≤ 8 > 128 ≤ 8–>128 23.3 0.0 76.7
β-lactams and β-lactamase Inhibitor Piperacillin-tazobactam 256/4 > 256/4 ≤ 8/4–>256/4 67.4 27.9 4.7
Ampicillin-sulbactam > 64/32 > 64/32 ≤ 4/2–>64/32 97.7 0.0 2.3
Ticarcillin-clavulanate 128/64 128/64 ≤ 8/4–128/64 95.3 0.0 4.7
Cefoperazone-sulbactam (2:1) > 128/64 > 128/64 64/32–>128/64 100.0 0.0 0.0
Carbapenem Imipenem > 16 > 16 8–>16 100.0 0.0 0.0
Meropenem > 16 > 16 8–>16 100.0 0.0 0.0
Cephalosporin Cefepime > 32 > 32 2–>32 90.7 7.0 2.3
Ceftazidime > 32 > 32 32–>32 100.0 0.0 0.0
Cefotaxime > 32 > 32 32–>32 100.0 0.0 0.0
Cefazolin > 32 > 32 32–>32 100.0 0.0 0.0
Cefuroxim > 64 > 64 64–>64 100.0 0.0 0.0
Fluoroquinolone Ciprofloxacin 8 > 8 ≤ 0.25–>8 67.4 4.7 27.9
Levofloxacin 16 > 16 ≤ 0.5–>16 58.1 7.0 34.9
Sulfonamide and Trimethoprim Antibiotic Combinations Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 8/152 8/152 ≤ 1/19–8/152 95.3 0.0 4.7
Fosfomycin 16 > 512 ≤ 4–>512 39.5 2.3 58.1
Tetracycline Minocycline 8 16 ≤ 2–16 46.5 20.9 32.6
Tigecycline 0.5 2 ≤ 0.25–4 2.3 9.3 88.4
Others Aztreonam 4 64 ≤ 2–64 41.9 4.7 53.5
Chloramphenicol 32 32 ≤ 8–32 74.4 2.3 23.3
Colistin ≤ 1 4 ≤ 1–>16 27.9 0.0 72.1
Nitrofurantoin ≤ 32 64 ≤ 32–128 9.3 7.0 83.7
Piperacillin > 256 > 256 ≤ 8–>256 97.7 0.0 2.3

S, susceptible; I, intermediate resistant; R, resistant; MIC90 and MIC50 values were defined as the lowest concentration of the antibiotic at which 90% and 50% of the isolates were inhibited, respectively.