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. 2020 Aug 26;12(8):e10060. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10060

Table 2. In vitro susceptibility of Klebsiella pneumoniae to common antimicrobial agents.

ESBL-SCM: extended-spectrum β-lactamases-sulbactam

Antimicrobial agents % Sensitive % Resistant
Amikacin 44.7% 55.3%
Amoxicillin/ K Clavulanate 32.1% 67.9%
Ampicillin-sulbactam 20.8% 79.2%
Ampicillin 0.0% 100.0%
Aztreonam 20.9% 79.1%
Cefazolin 77.2% 22.8%
Cefepime 21.3% 78.7%
Cefitriaxone 17.9% 82.1%
Cefotaxime 31.1% 68.9%
Cefoxitin 37.2% 62.8%
Ceftazidime 32.7% 67.3%
Ceftazidime 7.5% 92.5%
Cefuroxime 27.5% 72.5%
Ciprofloxacin 35.8% 64.2%
Colistin 64.9% 35.1%
Ertapenem 34.8% 65.2%
ESBL- SCM 0.0% 100.0%
Gentamicin 42.9% 57.1%
Imipenem 55.5% 44.5%
Levofloxacin 36.8% 63.2%
Meropenem 38.3% 61.7%
Minocycline 19.8% 80.2%
Moxifloxacin 31.1% 68.9%
Nitrofurantoin 25.0% 75.0%
Norfloxacin 60.0% 40.0%
Piperacillin/ tazobactam 32.4% 67.6%
Piperacillin 0.0% 100.0%
Tetracycline 20.0% 80.0%
Ticarcillin/ K Clavulanate 50.0% 50.0%
Tigecycline 81.0% 19.0%
Tobramycin 29.7% 70.3%
Trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole 38.9% 61.1%