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. 2020 Jul-Sep;64(3):269–279.

Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics of minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) (µg/ ml) for bacterial keratitis & endophthalmitis Isolates to 5 selected antibiotics

Antibiotic n Med. Mode MIC50 Min. MIC Max. MIC % S % IS % R
Methicillin Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus
Imipenem 17 0.38 0.064 0.38 0.032 4.0 100 0 0
Moxifloxacin 17 0.094 0.094 1.0 0.094 8.0 47.1 23.5 29.4
Gatifloxacin 17 0.125 0.125 1.5 0.094 8.0 41.2 11.8 47.1
Linezolid 17 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.75 4.0 100 0 0
Tigecycline 17 0.125 0.125 0.25 0.047 4.0 88.2 0 11.8
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Imipenem 6 3 4 3 1.5 4 66.7 33.3 0
Moxifloxacin 6 3 4 4 1.5 >32 nd nd nd
Gatifloxacin 6 2 4 2 0.75 >32 50 33.3 16.7
Linezolid 6 >256 >256 >256 >256 >256 0 0 100
Tigecycline 6 >256 >256 >256 >256 >256 0 0 100
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus
Imipenem 5 0.064 0.064 0.06 0.012 0.125 100 0 0
Moxifloxacin 5 0.094 0.125 0.09 0.032 0.125 100 0 0
Gatifloxacin 5 0.064 0.064 0.125 0.064 0.25 100 0 0
Linezolid 5 4 4 2 0.15 4 100 0 0
Tigecycline 5 0.064 N/A 0.094 0.032 1 80 0 20
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Imipenem 4 0.127 0.064 0.19 0.064 0.5 100 0 0
Moxifloxacin 4 0.139 0.047 0.23 0.047 0.25 100 0 0
Gatifloxacin 4 0.253 0.38 0.38 0.125 0.38 100 0 0
Linezolid 4 1.75 1.5 2 1.5 4 100 0 0
Tigecycline 4 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.19 0.75 80 0 20
Alpha hemolytic Streptococcus
Imipenem 3 3 3 3.0 0.064 3.0 33.3 0 66.6
Moxifloxacin 3 0.25 N/A 0.25 0.016 0.75 nd nd nd
Gatifloxacin 3 0.38 N/A 0.38 0.125 1.5 100 0 0
Linezolid 3 1.25 N/A 1.25 0.5 >256 66.6 0 33.3
Tigecycline 3 0.064 0.064 0.064 0.064 0.38 66.6 0 33.3
Bacillus Cereus
Imipenem 3 0.094 N/A 0.094 0.047 0.125 nd nd nd
Moxifloxacin 3 0.125 N/A 0.125 0.064 0.19 nd nd nd
Gatifloxacin 3 0.125 N/A 0.125 0.064 0.19 nd nd nd
Linezolid 3 3 N/A 3 1 4 nd nd nd
Tigecycline 3 0.125 N/A 0.125 0.047 0.75 nd nd nd