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Table 2 Antimicrobial susceptibility profile* of carbapenem resistant A. baumannii complex isolates (N=232)

From: In vitro activity of tigecycline against clinical isolates of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex in Pretoria, South Africa

Antibiotic

Susceptible (µg/ml)

Intermediate (µg/ml)

Resistant (µg/ml)

Ampicillin

-

-

100.0% ( 32)

Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid

-

-

100.0% ( 32)

Piperacillin/tazobactam

-

-

100.0% ( 32)

Cefuroxime

-

-

100.0% ( 32)

Cefuroxime Axetil

-

-

100.0% ( 32)

Cefoxitin

-

-

100.0% ( 32)

Cefotaxime

-

-

100.0% ( 32)

Nitrofurantoin

-

-

100.0% ( 32)

Meropenem

-

-

100.0% ( 16)

Imipenem

-

-

100.0% ( 16)

Cefepime

-

0.4% (9 - 31)

99.6% ( 32)

Nalidixic acid

8.1% ( 2)

-

91.9% ( 32)

Ciprofloxacin

9.0% ( 1)

-

91.0% ( 4)

Trimethoprim/ Sulfamethoxazole

12.6% ( 20)

-

87.4% ( 320)

Ceftazidime

7.6% ( 8)

12.6% (9-31)

79.8% ( 64)

Gentamicin

9.4% ( 1)

12.6% (2-15)

78.0% ( 16)

Amikacin

78.0% ( 16)

11.7% (17-63)

10.3% ( 64)

Tigecycline

75.8% ( 0.25)

16.6% (1-7)

7.6% ( 8)

Colistin

100.0% ( 2)

-

-

  1. * According to CLSI guidelines 2010 (MIC values in g/ml).
  2. -=none.