TABLE 2.

Published MICs of antimicrobial agents for M. abscessus, M. chelonae, and the M. fortuitum group with Mueller-Hinton agar or broth^a

Drug	M. abscessus		M. chelonae		M. fortuitum group
	MIC range	Mode	MIC range	Mode	MIC range	Mode
Amikacin	4–32 (93)	812	4–32 (88)	1612	≤1–2 (96)	≤112
Tobramycin			1–4 (100)12	112
Sulfamethoxazole	≥64 (100)	>6412	≥64 (97)	>6412	≤32 (95)	≤412
Cefoxitin	16–64 (94)	3212	>64 (98)	>6412	16–64 (97)	3212
Imipenem	4–32 (90)	1611	4–32 (89)	1614	≤1–8 (99)	49, 14
Doxycycline	>16 (96)	>1612	0.25–1.0 (26)	<0.512	<0.25–1.0 (40)	<0.512
			≥16 (74)	≥1612	≥16 (44)	≥1612
Clarithromycin	≤0.25–2.0 (100)	0.1254	≤0.25–1.0 (100)	0.1254	0.25–4 (81)	24
					8–>8 (19)	>84
Ciprofloxacin	1–2 (6)	213	1–2 (19)	213	<0.25–1.0 (98)	<0.0639, 13
	4–>8 (94)	>813	4–>8 (81)	>813

^aSummarized from references 4, 9, and 12 to 14. The percentage of strains within each given range is listed in parentheses. The superscript indicates the reference number.