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Table 1 Antimicrobial susceptibility of 228 Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from Poland in 2010-2012

From: Antimicrobial susceptibility/resistance and genetic characteristics of Neisseria gonorrhoeaeisolates from Poland, 2010-2012

Antimicrobial (Breakpoints (mg/L))

Susceptible no. (%)

Intermediate susceptible no. (%)

Resistant no. (%)

2010

2011

2012

2010

2011

2012

2010

2011

2012

Ceftriaxone (S ≤ 0.125, I = NA, R > 0.125)*

28 (100)

92 (100)

108 (100)

NA

NA

NA

0

0

0

Cefixime (S ≤ 0.125, I = NA, R > 0.125)*

28 (100)

92 (100)

108 (100)

NA

NA

NA

0

0

0

Spectinomycin (S ≤ 64, I = NA, R > 64)*

28 (100)

92 (100)

108 (100)

NA

NA

NA

0

0

0

Azithromycin (S ≤ 0.25, I = 0.5, R > 0.5)*

23 (82.1)

60 (65.2)

63 (58.3)

2 (7.1)

26 (28.3)

34 (31.5)

3 (10.7)

6 (6.5)

11 (10.2)

Penicillin G (S ≤ 0.064, I = 0.125-1.0, R > 1.0)*

3 (10.7)

7 (7.6)

3 (2.8)

17 (60.7)

72 (78.3)

75 (69.4)

8 (28.6)

13 (14.1)

30 (27.8)

Tetracycline (S ≤ 0.5, I = 1.0, R > 1.0)*

12 (42.9)

31 (33.7)

26 (24.1)

4 (14.3)

26 (28.3)

31 (28.7)

12 (42.9)

35 (38.0)

51 (47.2)

Ciprofloxacin (S ≤ 0.032, I = 0.064, R > 0.064)*

10 (35.7)

46 (50)

34 (31.5)

0

0

0

18 (64.3)

46 (50)

74 (68.5)

Gentamicin**

MIC range: 0.032-8 mg/L; MIC50: 4 mg/L; and MIC90: 4 mg/L

 

β-lactamase production

2010: 6 (21.4%) ; 2011: 2 (2.2%); and 2012: 4 (3.7%)

 
  1. NA, not applicable.
  2. *Breakpoints for susceptible (S ≤ x mg/L) and resistant (R > y mg/L) according to The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST; http://www.eucast.org).
  3. **Breakpoints not stated by any organization.