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Table 3 In vitro activities of selected antibiotics against 39 strains of B. pseudomallei

From: Pulmonary melioidosis in Cambodia: A prospective study

Agent

Sensitive

Intermediate

Resistant

Amoxicillin-clavulanate

32 (82.1%)

2 (5.1%)

5 (12.8%)

Aztreonam

29 (74.4%)

10 (25.6%)

 

Ceftazidime

39 (100%)

  

Chloramphenicol

38 (97.4%)

 

1 (2.6%)

Cotrimoxazole*

39 (100%)

  

Imipenem

39 (100%)

  

Piperacillin

39 (100%)

1 (2.6%)

 

Piperacillin-tazobactam

39 (100%)

1 (2.6%)

 

Tetracyclin

38 (94.8%)

1 (2.6%)

 

Ticarcillin

 

4 (10.3%)

35 (89.7%)

Ticarcillin-clavulanate

12 (30.8%)

15 (38.4%)

12 (30.8%)

  1. *Susceptibility testing was done by diffusion disk method for all antibiotics. E-test method was only used to detect resistance to cotrimoxazole