Campylobacter insulaenigrae bacteremia with meningitis: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 2 Results of drug sensitivity test for Campylobacter insulaenigrae cultured on day 22

Disk method			Etest
Antibiotic	Zone (mm)		Antibiotic	MIC (μg /ml))
Ampicillin	33	S	Ampicillin	8
Cefotaxime	> 30	S	Ceftriaxone	0.25
Ceftriaxone	8	R	Imipenem	0.125
Cefaclor	24	S	Meropenem	0.003
Meropenem	> 30	S	Minocycline	< 0.016
Erythromycin	> 30	S	Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	> 32
Fosfomycin	0	R	Cefepime	1.0
Levofloxacin	10	R	Clindamycin	0.064
			Ciprofloxacin	2
			Levofloxacin	2
			Tazobactam/Piperacillin	< 0.016

The “S” and “R” represent “susceptible” and “resistant”, respectively. The result of the Etest was obtained after the treatment. The assignment of S or R was according to the standard values for Campylobacter, according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI). The assessment of the Etest was difficult, as a standard was not specified by the CLSI

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