TABLE 2.
Resistance of clinical isolates from CF patients to conventional antimicrobial agentsa
| Pathogen (no. of strains) | % Resistance to:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIM | CAZ | MEM | CIP | TOB | AMK | SXT | |
| P. aeruginosa(n = 24) | 67 | 71 | ND | 33 | 63 | 67 | ND |
| B. cepacia(n = 5) | 67 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ND | ND | 100 |
| S. maltophilia(n = 5) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 80 | 100 | ND | 100 |
| A. xylosoxidans(n = 5) | 80 | 40 | ND | 80 | 100 | 100 | ND |
a
Abbreviations: TIM, Timentin; CAZ, ceftazidime; MEM, meropenem; CIP, ciprofloxacin; TOB, tobramycin; AMK, amikacin; SXT, trimethoprim-sulfamethosoxazole; ND, not determined.