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. 2022 Nov 29;10(6):e03733-22. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03733-22

TABLE 2.

Bacterial features, β-lactam susceptibilities, results of carbapenemase-detection methods, and KPC variantsa

Patient Isolate 2021 date
(mo-day)
Sourceb Antimicrobial susceptibilityc (MIC in mg/L/interpretation)
KPC detectiond
KPC-variant
DD-PBA, BCA, MHT LFIA MALDI-TOF MS
CZA MEM IPM ETP FEP CAZ CRO TZP SAM FOX
1 1A 04-04 R 1/S >32/R >8/R >1/R >16/R >16/R >4/R >64/R >16/R >16/R + + + 3
1B 04-04 U 1/S >32/R >8/R >1/R >16/R >16/R >4/R >64/R >16/R >16/R + + + 3
1C 04-15 C >256/R ≤0.5/S ≤0.25/S >1/R 16/R >16/R >4/R 16/S 16/I ≤4/S + 31
2 2A 06-06 R >256/R ≤0.5/S ≤0.25/S >1/R 16/R >16/R >4/R 2/S 16/I ≤4/S + 31
3 3A 06-08 B >256/R ≤0.5/S 1/S >1/R 16/R >16/R >4/R 8/S 16/I ≤4/S + 31
4 4A 06-24 U >256/R ≤0.5/S ≤0.25/S >1/R 16/R >16/R >4/R 2/S 16/I 8/S + 31
5 5A 06-20 C 1/S >32/R >8/R >1/R >16/R >16/R >4/R >64/R >16/R >16/R + + + 3
5B 06-25 R 1/S >32/R >8/R >1/R >16/R >16/R >4/R >64/R >16/R >16/R + + + 3
5C 07-03 R 1/S >32/R >8/R >1/R >16/R >16/R >4/R >64/R >16/R >16/R + + + 3
5D 07-03 C 1/S 8/R 8/R >1/R >16/R >16/R >4/R >64/R >16/R 16/I + + + 3
5E 07-03 B 1/S 8/R 8/R >1/R >16/R >16/R >4/R >64/R >16/R 16/I + + + 3
5F 07-15 B 24/R ≤0.5/S ≤0.25/S 0.5/S 2/S >16/R >4/R ≤4/S >16/R ≤4/S + + 115
6 6A 06-19 R 2/S >32/R >8/R >1/R >16/R >16/R >4/R >64/R >16/R >16/R + + + 3
6B 06-25 B 2/S >32/R >8/R >1/R >16/R >16/R >4/R >64/R >16/R >16/R + + + 3
6C 07-20 B 64/R ≤0.5/S ≤0.25/S >1/R 16/R >16/R >4/R 8/S >16/R ≤4/S + 31
a

Ceftazidime-avibactam-resistant isolates are shown in bold.

b

Sources: R, respiratory; U, urine; C, catheter; B, blood.

c

Antimicrobials: CZA, ceftazidime-avibactam; MEM, meropenem; IPM, imipenem; ETP, ertapenem; FEP, cefepime; CAZ, ceftazidime; CRO, ceftriaxone; TZP, piperacillin-tazobactam; SAM, ampicillin-sulbactam; FOX, cefoxitin.

d

KPC detection: DD-PBA, double disk diffusion with phenyl-boronic acid; BCA, BlueCarba assay; MHT, modified Hodge test; LFIA, lateral flow immunoassay; MALDI-TOF MS, use of this technology for detection of mature KPC protein.