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

Table 6.

In vitro activity of ceftazidime-avibactam and comparator agents against β-lactamase-positive P. aeruginosa isolates collected in the Latin American region as part of the ATLAS global surveillance program from 2017 to 2019.

Antimicrobial agent MIC (µg/ml)
Interpretation (CLSI)
Organism, phenotype/genotype (no. of isolates) MIC50 MIC90 % Susceptible % Intermediate % Resistant
ESBL-positive (50)a Ceftazidime-avibactam 32 128 34.0 NA 66.0
Ceftazidime >128 >128 0 0 100
Cefepime >16 >16 0 4.0 96.0
Piperacillin-tazobactam >64 >64 8.0 34.0 58.0
Meropenem >8 >8 0 16.0 84.0
Levofloxacin >8 >8 0 0 100
Amikacin >32 >32 14.0 4.0 82.0
Colistin 1 2 NA 98.0 2.0
KPC-positive (51)b Ceftazidime-avibactam 8 32 64.7 NA 35.3
Ceftazidime 128 >128 2.0 3.9 94.1
Cefepime >16 >16 0 0 100
Piperacillin-tazobactam >64 >64 0 0 100
Meropenem >8 >8 0 0 100
Levofloxacin >8 >8 11.8 2.0 86.3
Amikacin 16 >32 52.9 13.7 33.3
Colistin 1 1 NA 100 0
GES-type carbapenemase-positive (29)c Ceftazidime-avibactam 64 64 10.3 NA 89.7
Ceftazidime >128 >128 3.4 3.4 93.1
Cefepime >16 >16 6.9 0 93.1
Piperacillin-tazobactam >64 >64 3.4 6.9 89.7
Meropenem >8 >8 0 0 100
Levofloxacin >8 >8 3.4 0 96.6
Amikacin >32 >32 3.4 0 96.6
Colistin 1 1 NA 100 0
MBL-positive (214)d Ceftazidime-avibactam 32 >128 4.2 NA 95.8
Ceftazidime 64 >128 1.4 6.5 92.1
Cefepime >16 >16 4.2 27.1 68.7
Piperacillin-tazobactam 64 >64 4.7 54.7 40.7
Meropenem >8 >8 0 2.3 97.7
Levofloxacin >8 >8 3.7 1.9 94.4
Amikacin >32 >32 14.0 8.4 77.6
Colistin 1 2 NA 100 0
No acquired β-lactamase (479) Ceftazidime-avibactam 4 8 92.5 NA 7.5
Ceftazidime 8 64 59.9 8.1 31.9
Cefepime 8 >16 54.5 21.9 23.6
Piperacillin-tazobactam 32 >64 46.8 21.1 32.2
Meropenem 8 >8 0 28.2 71.8
Levofloxacin 2 >8 35.3 16.5 48.2
Amikacin 4 >32 77.2 3.8 19.0
Colistin 1 2 NA 99.8 0.2
a

ESBL-positive, isolates in which one or more β-lactamase genes encoding a PER-type or GES-type ESBL was detected by PCR; does not include isolates that co-carry serine carbapenemases or MBLs.

b

KPC-positive, isolates in which a gene encoding a KPC carbapenemase was detected by PCR; includes isolates that co-carry original (narrow) spectrum β-lactamases but does not include isolates that co-carry ESBLs or MBLs.

c

GES-type carbapenemase-positive, isolates in which a gene encoding GES-20 was detected by PCR; includes isolates that co-carry GES-type ESBLs (GES-1, GES-19, GES-26) but does not include isolates that co-carry other serine β-lactamases or MBLs.

d

MBL-positive, isolates in which a gene encoding an NDM-type, IMP-type, VIM-type or SPM-type MBL was detected by PCR; includes isolates that co-carry serine β-lactamases (original (narrow) spectrum β-lactamases, PER-type or GES-type ESBLs, KPC or GES-type carbapenemases) and five isolates co-carrying two MBLs (IMP-18 and VIM-2).