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Table 2 Susceptibility of R. mucosa to antibiotics

From: Characterisation of Roseomonas mucosa isolated from the root canal of an infected tooth

Antibiotic

Amount (µg)

Breakpoint (mm)

Susceptibility

β-Lactams (penicillins and cephalosporins)

 Ampicillin

10

6

Resistant

 Ampicillin/sulbactam

10/10

6

Resistant

 Piperacillin

100

6

Resistant

 Piperacillin/tazobactam

100/10

6

Resistant

 Cefazolin

30

6

Resistant

 Cefuroxime

30

6

Resistant

 Ceftriaxone

30

40

Sensitive

 Ceftazidime

10

6

Resistant

Carbapenemes

 Imipenem

10

43

Sensitive

 Meropenem

10

38

Sensitive

Aminoglycosides

 Gentamicin

10

40

Sensitive

 Tobramicin

10

42

Sensitive

 Amikacin

30

48

Sensitive

Fluorochinolones

 Ciprofloxacin

5

35

Sensitive

 Fosfomycin

200

6

Resistant

Sulfonamide

 Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole

1.25/23.75

22

Sensitive

Tetracyclines

 Tetracycline

30

34

Sensitive

 Tigecycline

15

37

Sensitive

Polymyxines

 Polymyxin B

300 E

20

Sensitive

  1. Susceptibility to antibiotics was tested by incubation of bacteria together with antibiotic disks for 48 h on Mueller–Hinton agar and results were interpreted using the breakpoints for zone diameters of the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST, http://www.eucast.org)