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. 2021 Nov 10;25(6):101647. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2021.101647

Table 5.

Percentages of P. aeruginosa isolates collected in ten Latin American countries as part of the ATLAS global surveillance program from 2017 to 2019 that were susceptible to ceftazidime-avibactam and comparator agents.

Country Antimicrobial agent Phenotype/genotype
(no. of isolates)
% Susceptible (CLSI)
All isolates Meropenem-NS Meropenem-NS, MBL-, All Meropenem-NS, MBL-, carbapenemase+ Meropenem-NS, MBL-, carbapenemase- Multidrug-resistant
Argentina (308) (85) (80)a (71)
Ceftazidime-avibactam 97.4 91.8 97.5 88.7
Ceftazidime 75.0 36.5 38.8 16.9
Cefepime 73.7 30.6 32.5 7.0
Piperacillin-tazobactam 69.8 20.0 21.3 5.6
Meropenem 72.4 0 0 15.5
Levofloxacin 62.0 16.5 17.5 11.3
Amikacin 85.1 55.3 57.5 43.7
Colistin NA NA NA NA
Brazil (425) (115) (109)b (70)
Ceftazidime-avibactam 95.3 86.1 90.8 72.9
Ceftazidime 78.6 62.6 66.1 22.9
Cefepime 78.4 55.7 58.7 4.3
Piperacillin-tazobactam 73.6 47.8 50.5 5.7
Meropenem 72.9 0 0 30.0
Levofloxacin 69.2 34.8 36.7 15.7
Amikacin 90.8 78.3 80.7 50.0
Colistin NA NA NA NA
Chile (257) (120) (16) (60) (84)
Ceftazidime-avibactam 77.4 51.7 75.0 78.3 42.9
Ceftazidime 58.0 18.3 0 36.7 1.2
Cefepime 60.3 21.7 0 38.3 1.2
Piperacillin-tazobactam 57.6 16.7 0 30.0 6.0
Meropenem 53.3 0 0 0 1.2
Levofloxacin 49.0 15.0 0 25.0 3.6
Amikacin 77.0 56.7 87.5 76.7 45.2
Colistin NA NA NA NA NA
Colombia (384) (124) (26) (68) (86)
Ceftazidime-avibactam 87.5 62.1 53.8 92.6 46.5
Ceftazidime 71.4 35.5 0 63.2 5.8
Cefepime 71.9 33.9 0 61.8 1.2
Piperacillin-tazobactam 69.3 29.0 0 50.0 5.8
Meropenem 67.7 0 0 0 10.5
Levofloxacin 67.2 26.6 19.2 39.7 19.8
Amikacin 85.9 60.5 30.8 92.6 45.3
Colistin NA NA NA NA NA
Costa Rica (55) (8) (7)c (4)
Ceftazidime-avibactam 96.4 87.5 100 50.0
Ceftazidime 81.8 87.5 100 25.0
Cefepime 94.5 87.5 100 25.0
Piperacillin-tazobactam 81.8 75.0 85.7 0
Meropenem 85.5 0 0 50.0
Levofloxacin 85.5 50.0 57.1 50.0
Amikacin 98.2 87.5 100 75.0
Colistin NA NA NA NA
Dominican Republic (64) (5) (4)d (2)
Ceftazidime-avibactam 98.4 80.0 100 50.0
Ceftazidime 93.8 60.0 75.0 0
Cefepime 96.9 60.0 75.0 0
Piperacillin-tazobactam 96.9 60.0 75.0 0
Meropenem 92.2 0 0 0
Levofloxacin 78.1 60.0 75.0 0
Amikacin 87.5 80.0 100 50.0
Colistin NA NA NA NA
Guatemala (149) (42) (26)e (33)
Ceftazidime-avibactam 90.6 66.7 100 57.6
Ceftazidime 75.8 38.1 57.7 18.2
Cefepime 73.8 23.8 38.5 0
Piperacillin-tazobactam 71.8 21.4 34.6 0
Meropenem 71.8 0 0 6.1
Levofloxacin 70.5 16.7 23.1 3.0
Amikacin 79.2 33.3 50.0 15.2
Colistin NA NA NA NA
Mexico (562) (238) (29) (160) (167)
Ceftazidime-avibactam 80.2 55.0 10.3 79.4 38.9
Ceftazidime 64.4 32.8 3.4 48.1 9.6
Cefepime 65.7 31.5 6.9 44.4 9.0
Piperacillin-tazobactam 64.1 31.1 3.4 43.1 8.4
Meropenem 57.7 0 0 0 3.6
Levofloxacin 59.3 23.9 3.4 33.8 7.2
Amikacin 74.6 42.9 3.4 56.9 25.7
Colistin NA NA NA NA NA
Panama (80) (21) (13)f (11)
Ceftazidime-avibactam 87.5 52.4 84.6 36.4
Ceftazidime 82.5 38.1 61.5 18.2
Cefepime 82.5 38.1 61.5 9.1
Piperacillin-tazobactam 77.5 28.6 46.2 9.1
Meropenem 73.8 0 0 9.1
Levofloxacin 63.7 23.8 38.5 9.1
Amikacin 88.8 57.1 92.3 45.5
Colistin NA NA NA NA
Venezuela (237) (77) (23)g (62)
Ceftazidime-avibactam 75.9 26.0 73.9 12.9
Ceftazidime 71.3 18.2 56.5 4.8
Cefepime 71.7 18.2 43.5 4.8
Piperacillin-tazobactam 69.6 16.9 47.8 3.2
Meropenem 67.5 0 0 0
Levofloxacin 53.2 3.9 8.7 1.6
Amikacin 74.3 23.4 60.9 8.1
Colistin NA NA NA NA

Abbreviations: NS, non-susceptible; MBL-, no gene encoding a metallo-β-lactamase was detected by PCR; carbapenemase+/-, a gene encoding a serine carbapenemase was (+) or was not (-) detected by PCR; multidrug-resistant, isolates resistant to three or more sentinel agents from different drug classes; NA, no breakpoint available.

a

Composed of 2 carbapenemase-positive and 78 carbapenemase-negative isolates.

b

Composed of 5 carbapenemase-positive and 104 carbapenemase-negative isolates.

c

Composed of 7 carbapenemase-negative isolates.

d

Composed of 4 carbapenemase-negative isolates.

e

Composed of 2 carbapenemase-positive and 24 carbapenemase-negative isolates.

f

Composed of 13 carbapenemase-negative isolates.

g

Composed of 23 carbapenemase-negative isolates.