Table 2.
Susceptibility to antibiotic classes for the micro-organisms classified as multidrug resistant.
| Microorganism | Penicillins | Cephalosporins | Carbapenems | Aminoglycosides | Fluoroquinolones | Fosfomycin | Sulfonamides | Tigecycline | Colistin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. aeruginosa 1,2,3 | R | R | R | R | R | N/A | R | N/A | S |
| P. aeruginosa 1,2,3 | R | R | R | S | S | N/A | R | N/A | S |
| P. aeruginosa 1,2,3 | R | R | R | R | R | N/A | R | N/A | S |
| P. aeruginosa 1,2,3 | R | R | S | S | R | N/A | R | N/A | S |
| E. coli | R | R | S | R | S | S | R | S | S |
| E. coli | R | R | S | R | R | S | R | S | S |
| E. coli | R | R | S | R | R | S | R | S | S |
| K. pneumoniae | R | R | S | S | R | S | S | S | S |
| K. pneumoniae | R | R | S | S | R | S | R | S | S |
1 Penicillins: piperacillin and/or piperacillin/tazobactam; 2 Cephalosporins: ceftazidime and/or cefepime; 3 Carbapenems: ertapenem was excluded for intrinsic resistance. Abbreviations: P. aeruginosa, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; E. coli, Escherichia coli; K. pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae; R, resistant; S, susceptible; N/A, not applicable for intrinsic resistance.