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Table 5 Summary of susceptibility profiles of aerobic bacteria

From: The role of Enterococcus spp. and multidrug-resistant bacteria causing pyogenic liver abscesses

All gram-positive aerobes including Enterococcus spp.

Antibiotics

Susceptible (%)

Intermediate (%)

Resistant (%)

Total:

Ampicillin

21 (44.7)

0 (0)

26 (55.3)

47

Amox/Clav.

21 (44.7)

0 (0)

26 (55.3)

47

Pip/Taz.

21 (47.7)

0 (0)

23 (52.3)

44

Cefuroxime

12 (19.0)

0 (0)

51 (81.0)a

63

Cefotaxime

10 (20.4)

0 (0)

39 (79.6)a

49

Gentamycin

27 (51.9)

0 (0)

25 (48.1)

52

Tigecycline

42 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

42

Levofloxacin

21 (35.0)

2 (3.3)

37 (61.7)

60

Vancomycin

43 (76.8)

0 (0)

13 (23.2)

56

Imipenem

13 (34.2)

0 (0)

25 (65.8)

38

Linezolid

44 (97.8)

1 (2.2)

0 (0)

45

Enterococcus spp. only

Antibiotics

Susceptible (%)

Intermediate (%)

Resistant (%)

Total:

Ampicillin

12 (31.6)

0 (0)

26 (68.4)

38

Erythromycin

9 (25.0)

3 (8.3)

24 (66.7)

36

Imipenem

13 (34.2)

0 (0)

25 (65.8)

38

Tigecycline

32 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

32

Vancomycin

21 (60.0)

0 (0)

14 (40.0)

35

Teicoplanin

35 (92.1)

1 (2.6)

2 (5.3)

38

Levofloxacin

10 (26.3)

1 (2.6)

27 (71.1)

38

Linezolid

33 (97.1)

1 (2.9)

0 (0)

34

Daptomycin

7 (87.5)

0 (0)

1 (12.5)

8

All gram-negative aerobes

Antibiotics

Susceptible (%)

Intermediate (%)

Resistant (%)

Total:

Ampicillin

8 (15.1)

1 (1.9)

44 (83.0)

53

Amox/Clav

17 (33.3)

5 (9.8)

29 (56.9)

51

Pip/Taz

30 (52.6)

6 (10.5)

21 (36.8)

57

Cefuroxime

17 (33.3)

8 (15.7)

26 (51.0)

51

Cefotaxime

30 (60.0)

0 (0)

20 (40.0)

50

Ceftazidim

10 (66.7) (52.2)

2 (13.3)

3 (20.0)

15

Imipenem

53 (84.1)

3 (4.8)

7 11.1)

63

Meropenem

55 (90.2)

1 (1.6)

5 (8.2)

61

Gentamicin

52 (83.9)

0 (0)

10 (16.1)

62

Tigecycline

35 (71.4)

4 (8.2)

10 (20.4)

49

TMP/SMX

42 (73.7)

0 (0)

15 (26.3)

57

Levofloxacin

42 (68.9)

2 (3.3)

17 (27.9)

61

Ciprofloxacin

41 (68.3)

1 (1.7)

18 (30.0)

60

  1. Amox/Clav amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, Pip/Taz piperacillin/tazobactam, TMP/SMX trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
  2. a Enterococcus spp. with an intrinsic resistance