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Table 2 Minimal inhibitory concentrations and antibiotic susceptibility interpretations of PA (n = 92)

From: Multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Estonian hospitals

Antibiotic

MIC range (mg/L)

MIC50 (mg/L)

MIC90 (mg/L)

S (%)

I (%)

R (%)

Beta-lactams

 Imipenem

0.5–32

24

32

19.6

20.7

59.8

 Piperacillin/tazobactam

0.5–256

16

256

50.0

0

50.0

 Meropenem

0.125–32

8

32

28.3

25.0

46.7

 Cefepime

0.5–256

6

32

70.7

0

29.3

 Ceftazidime

0.75–256

2

64

73.9

0

26.1

Ciprofloxacin

0.064–32

0.5

32

53.3

0

46.7

Aminoglycosides

 Gentamicin

0.125–256

2

48

80.4

0

19.6

 Amikacin

1–256

6

16

75.0

17.4

7.6

 Tobramycin

0.125–256

1

4

90.2

0

9.8

  1. Abbreviations: MIC50 minimal inhibitory concentration inhibiting 50% of isolates, MIC90 minimal inhibitory concentration inhibiting 90% of isolates, S susceptible, I intermediately susceptible, R resistant