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. 2019 Jun 24;63(7):e00514-19. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00514-19

TABLE 2.

Cumulative percentage MIC distribution and ECOFF values of cefepime and cefepime-enmetazobactam against Gram-negative pathogens collected worldwide in the United States and Europe during 2014 and 2015

Species (n) and drug Cumulative % isolates at or below various MICs (μg/ml)a
ECOFF (μg/ml)
0.015 0.03 0.06 0.12 0.25 0.5 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 >64
Enterobacteriaceae
    All (1,696)
    Cefepime 2.7 30.2 62.9 72.9 78.2 81.1 82.5 83.7 85.3 87.0 89.2 91.5 93.6 100
    Cefepime-enmetazobactam 2.7 39.6 77.1 87.7 92.6 94.8 96.2 96.8 97.3 98.1 98.5 99.0 99.4 100
E. coli (697)
    Cefepime 2.3 27.3 64.3 75.5 80.9 83.2 84.4 85.8 87.8 89.8 92.3 94.7 97.1 100 0.12
    Cefepime-enmetazobactam 3.6 44.0 86.1 95.0 98.9 99.3 99.7 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 100
E. coli ESBL genotypeb (109)
    Cefepime 0.9 0.9 3.7 6.4 13.8 23.9 36.7 52.3 67.0 81.7 100
    Cefepime-enmetazobactam 0.9 19.3 69.7 90.8 98.2 98.2 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 100
K. pneumoniae (799)
    Cefepime 3.1 35.2 65.1 73.5 77.5 79.5 80.6 80.9 81.2 82.7 85.0 87.6 90.0 100 0.12
    Cefepime-enmetazobactam 2.3 40.3 76.2 85.0 89.4 92.4 93.2 93.7 95.0 96.4 97.2 98.1 99.0 100
K. pneumoniae ESBL genotypeb (102)
    Cefepime 2.0 3.9 6.9 16.7 30.4 42.2 52.9 100
    Cefepime-enmetazobactam 8.8 42.2 66.7 77.5 89.2 92.2 93.1 98.0 100
    Cefepime-tazobactam 1.0 8.8 32.4 49.0 60.8 68.6 76.5 85.3 88.2 92.2 95.1 96.1 97.1 100
K. pneumoniae KPC genotypec (45)
    Cefepime 2.2 11.1 28.9 46.7 100
    Cefepime-enmetazobactam 4.4 6.7 13.3 24.4 42.2 57.8 71.1 86.7 100
E. aerogenes (100)
    Cefepime 5.0 35.0 62.0 69.0 81.0 91.0 96.0 97.0 99.0 100 0.12
    Cefepime-enmetazobactam 2.0 35.0 64.0 84.0 94.0 97.0 99.0 100
E. cloacae (100)
    Cefepime 7.0 37.0 55.0 62.0 69.0 71.0 79.0 86.0 88.0 90.0 91.0 91.0 100 0.25
    Cefepime-enmetazobactam 7.0 34.0 63.0 74.0 81.0 92.0 96.0 96.0 97.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 100
P. aeruginosa (297)
    Cefepime 0.3 1.3 2.7 12.1 45.1 64.3 79.5 92.3 95.6 98.3 100 16
    Cefepime-enmetazobactam 0.7 1.0 2.0 12.1 44.8 67.3 82.8 93.6 96.3 98.3 100
a

MIC90 values are in boldface.

b

Isolates containing an ESBL gene with or without OXA-48 and/or AmpC genes.

c

Isolates containing a KPC gene with or without ESBL, OXA-48, and/or AmpC genes.