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. 2019 Nov 22;57(12):e01127-19. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01127-19

TABLE 2.

Median ertapenem and meropenem zone diameter by carbapenem-resistant organism and carbapenemase-producing organism status

Organism status Ertapenem (ZD = 6–27 mm, n = 2,099)
Meropenem (ZD = 6–32 mm, n = 1,943)
No. positive (%) Median (IQR) diams (mm)
No. positive (%) Median (IQR) diams (mm)
Positive Negative Positive Negative
CRO 777 (37) 16 (6–23) 25 (21–26) 636 (32.7) 26 (20–30) 30 (28–32)
Organisms
    CRE 454 (21.6) 20 (11–24) 24 (18–26) 385 (19.8) 28 (22–30) 30 (27–32)
    CR-NF 363 (17.3) 10 (6–20) 24 (20–26) 289 (14.9) 24 (17–30) 30 (28–32)
Mechanisms
    CPO 202 (9.6) 11 (6–20) 24 (18–25) 174 (9) 20 (6–28) 30 (27–31)
    CPE 105 (5) 12 (6–20) 23 (17–25) 94 (4.8) 20 (6–28) 30 (26–31)
    CP-NF 103 (4.9) 10 (6–20) 23 (17–25) 86 (4.4) 19 (6–28) 30 (26–31)
    KPC CP-CRE 51 (2.4) 6 (6–17) 23 (16–25) 46 (2.4) 16 (6–25) 30 (26–31)
    NDM CP-CRE 21 (1) 6 (6–12) 23 (16–25) 19 (1) 6 (6–18) 30 (26–31)
    OXA-48-like CP-CRE 13 (0.6) 6 (6–6) 23 (16–25) 12 (0.6) 6 (6–12) 30 (26–31)