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Table 2 Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of C. ramosum and S. constellatus strains

From: Fatal Fournier’s gangrene caused by Clostridium ramosum in a patient with central diabetes insipidus and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: a case report

Antibiotics

MIC (mg/L) and interpretation of susceptibility

C. ramosum

S. constellatus

Benzylpenicillin

0.023

S

0.06

S

Ampicillin

0.047

S

ND

 

Ampicillin/sulbactam

0.032

S

ND

 

Piperacillin/tazobactam

0.094

S

ND

 

Cefoxitin

64

R

ND

 

Ceftriaxone

0.5

NA

0.5

S

Imipenem

0.25

S

0.094a

NA

Meropenem

1

S

0.125a

S

Clindamycin

0.75

S

≤0.125

S

Erythromycin

> 256

NA

≤0.125

S

Tetracycline

32

NA

0.5

S

Levofloxacin

> 32

NA

0.5

S

Moxifloxacin

> 32

R

ND

 

Vancomycin

4

NA

1

S

Linezolid

4

NA

0.5

S

Metronidazole

0.75

S

ND

 
  1. NA not applicable, ND not done, S susceptible, R resistant
  2. a results using Etest