TABLE 1.
Antimicrobial | MIC breakpoint (mg/liter) | Resistance interpretive categorya | Resistance gene |
---|---|---|---|
Ampicillin-sulbactam | 16/8 | R | cepA |
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid | 4/2 | S | |
Cefotetan Na | ≤4 | S | |
Penicillin | ≥4 | R | |
Imipenem | ≤0.12 | S | |
Meropenem | ≤0.5 | S | |
Clindamycin | ≥8 | R | ermF |
Cefoxitin | 4 | S | |
Metronidazole | ≥16 | R | nimL |
Chloramphenicol | ≥64 | R | Chloramphenicol-acetyltransferase |
Ampicillin | ≥16 | R | |
Piperacillin | 128 | R | |
Tetracycline | ≥8 | R | tetQ |
Mezlocillin | 128 | NA | |
Piperacillin-tazobactam | 2/4 | S |
The results were interpreted using CLSI M100, 29th ed. (7). R, resistant; S, susceptible; NA, CLSI breakpoints were not available.