Table 6.
List of antimicrobials (EUVSEC2 SensititreTM plates), the related cut-off values (ECOFFs, EUCAST, www.eucast.org accessed on 8 September 2021) and the range of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC, mg/L) according to CLSI [56].
| Antimicrobial | Interpretative Thresholds of AMR (mg/L) ECOFF (R > mg/L) 1 |
Range of Concentrations (mg/L) (N° of Wells in Brackets) |
|---|---|---|
| Cefepime (FEP) | 0.25 | 0.06–32 (10) |
| Cefotaxime (FOT) | 0.25 | 0.25–64 (9) |
| Cefotaxime/clavulanic acid (F/C) | 0.25 | 0.06–64 (11) |
| Cefoxitin (FOX) | 8 | 0.5–64 (8) |
| Ceftazidime (TAZ) | 0.5 | 0.25–128 (10) |
| Ceftazidime/clavulanic acid (T/C) | 0.5 | 0.125–128 (11) |
| Ertapenem (ETP) | 0.03 | 0.015–2 (8) |
| Imipenem (IMI) | 0.5 | 0.12–16 (8) |
| Meropenem (MERO) | 0.06 | 0.03–16 (10) |
| Temocillin (TRM) | 16 | 0.5–128 (9) |
1 EUCAST Clinical Breakpoint Tables. https://eucast.org/mic_distributions_and_ecoffs/, https://www.eucast.org/mic_and_zone_distributions_and_ecoffs/new_and_revised_ecoffs/ (accessed on 8 September 2021).