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. 2020 Aug 20;19:38. doi: 10.1186/s12941-020-00379-7

Table 2.

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing determined using the E-test method

Antimicrobial agent Strain patient 1 Strain patient 2
MIC (µg/ml) Clinical categorizationa MIC (µg/ml) Clinical categorizationa
Amikacin 0.38 S 1 S
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 6 S 6 S
Ceftriaxone 1.5 S 0.25 S
Ciprofloxacin 32 R 2 I
Clarithromycin 3 R 4 R
Imipenem 0.25 S 0.125 S
Linezolid 1.5 S 0.19 S
Minocycline 1 S 0.125 S
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 0.047 S 1 S
Tobramycin 0.75 S 3 S

aInterpretations of MICs in terms of susceptibility for Nocardia according to the criteria of CLSI [11].