Skip to main content
. 2020 Jun 8;8(6):867. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8060867
E. coli Clinical Isolates Isolate ID 4 40 44
Sample Origin Urine Blood Blood
Type of antibiotic Antibiotic MIC (µg/mL) MIC (µg/mL) MIC (µg/mL)
Resistance profile Aminoglycosides Amikacin ≤2 (S) ≤2 (S) 32 (I)
Gentamicin ≤1 (S) ≤1 (S) ≥16 (R)
β-lactamases Ampicillin ≥32 (R) ≥32 (R) ≥32 (R)
β -lactam + β -lactamase inhibitor Ampicillin/sulbactam 8 (S) 16 (I) ≥32 (R)
Piperacillin/Tazobactam ≤4 (S) ≤4 (S) ≥128 (R)
β -lactamases (cephalosporins) + β -lactamase resistant 1st-generation Cephalothin 4 (S) 16 (I) ≥64 (R)
2nd-generation Cefoxitin ≤4 (S) ≤4 (S) ≤4 (S)
3rd-generation Cefotaxime ≤1 (S) ≤1 (S) ≥64 (R)
Ceftazidime ≤1 (S) ≤1 (S) ≥64 (R)
4th-generation Cefepime ≤1 (S) ≤1 (S) ≥64 (R)
β-lactamases Carbapenems Imipenem ≤1 (S) ≤1 (S) ≤1 (S)
Meropenem ≤0.25 (S) ≤0.25 (S) ≤0.25 (S)
ESBL - - +
Quinolones Ciprofloxacin ≥4 (R) ≤0.25 (S) ≥4 (R)
Nalidixic acid ≥32 (R) ≤2 (S) ≥32 (R)
Nitrofuran Nitrofurantoin ≤16 (S) ≤16 (S) ≤16 (S)
Co-trimoxazole Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole ≥320 (R) ≤20 (S) ≤20 (S)