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Table 3 Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC90, MIC range [mg/L]) and antimicrobial susceptibility (%S) and resistance (%R) of Gram-negative isolates

From: The Tigecycline Evaluation and Surveillance Trial; assessment of the activity of tigecycline and other selected antibiotics against Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens from France collected between 2004 and 2016

Organism/ Antimicrobial

2004–2016

2013–2016

MIC90 (mg/L)

MIC Range (mg/L)

% S

% R

MIC90 (mg/L)

MIC Range (mg/L)

% S

% R

Enterobacter spp.

N = 3424

N = 924

Amikacin

4

≤0.5 to ≥128

96.9

1.1

4

≤0.5 to ≥128

98.4

0.8

Cefepimea

16

≤0.5 to ≥64

69.5

15.8

32

≤0.5 to ≥64

67.1

19.8

Ceftriaxone

64

≤0.06 to ≥128

50.9

45.6

64

≤0.06 to 64

49.1

47.3

Levofloxacinc

≤16

≤0.008 to ≥16

71.5

25.0

8

≤0.008 to ≥16

75.8

19.7

Meropenem (N = 3113)b

0.25

≤0.06 to ≥32

99.2

0.3

0.25

≤0.06 to ≥32

99.4

0.2

Minocycline

16

≤0.5 to ≥32

8

≤0.5 to ≥32

Pip-tazc

128

≤0.06 to ≥256

60.7

30.5

128

≤0.06 to ≥256

64.7

25.6

Tigecycline

2

0.06 to 16

86.3

5.2

2

0.06 to 16

89.5

3.5

E. coli

N = 3527

N = 965

Amikacin

4

≤0.5 to ≥128

98.1

0.5

4

≤0.5 to ≥128

98.4

0.2

Amox-clav

32

0.25 to ≥64

72.1

27.9

16

0.5 to ≥64

75.1

24.9

Ampicillin

≥64

≤0.5 to ≥64

37.9

62.1

≥64

≤0.5 to ≥64

38.5

61.5

Cefepimea

8

≤0.5 to ≥64

82.5

12.4

16

≤0.5 to ≥64

80.7

13.8

Ceftriaxonea

64

≤0.06 to ≥128

82.6

16.8

64

≤0.06 to 64

81.3

18.4

Levofloxacin

≥16

≤0.008 to ≥16

78.5

20.2

8

≤0.008 to ≥16

79.6

19.4

Meropenem (N = 3203)b

≤0.06

≤0.06 to 8

99.9

0.0

≤0.06

≤0.06 to 8

99.9

0.0

Minocycline

8

≤0.5 to ≥32

8

≤0.5 to ≥32

Pip-taz

16

≤0.06 to ≥256

89.6

7.2

8

≤0.06 to ≥256

91.6

6.2

Tigecycline

0.5

≤0.008 to 16

99.4

0.1

0.25

0.03 to 16

99.5

0.1

E. coli, ESBL

N = 489

N = 156

Amikacin

8

≤0.5 to ≥128

92.6

2.2

8

1 to ≥128

95.5

0.6

Amox-clavc

32

2 to ≥64

45.8

54.2

16

2 to ≥64

59.0

41.0

Ampicillin

≥64

32 to ≥64

0.0

100

≥64

64 to ≥64

0.0

100

Cefepime

≥64

≤0.5 to ≥64

3.9

78.3

≥64

1 to ≥64

3.2

79.5

Ceftriaxone

≥128

2 to ≥128

0.0

99.2

64

4 to 64

0.0

100

Levofloxacin

≥16

≤0.008 to ≥16

37.8

59.7

≥16

0.015 to ≥16

42.3

55.1

Meropenem (N = 472)b

≤0.06

≤0.06 to 2

100

0.0

≤0.06

≤0.06 to 1

100

0.0

Minocycline

16

≤0.5 to ≥32

16

≤0.5 to ≥32

Pip-tazc

32

0.25 to ≥256

78.3

12.7

16

0.25 to ≥256

88.5

3.8

Tigecycline

0.5

0.03 to 2

99.2

0.0

0.25

0.03 to 2

99.4

0.0

H. influenzae

N = 1786

N = 494

Amikacin

8

≤0.5 to 64

8

≤0.5 to 16

Amox-clav

1

≤0.12 to 16

99.2

0.8

1

≤0.12 to 4

99.0

1.0

Ampicillin

32

≤0.5 to ≥64

75.4

24.6

32

≤0.5 to ≥64

74.1

25.9

Cefepime

≤0.5

≤0.5 to 2

≤0.5

≤0.5 to 2

Ceftriaxone

≤0.06

≤0.06 to 4

98.6

1.4

≤0.06

≤0.06 to 2

99.4

0.4

Levofloxacin

0.015

≤0.008 to 8

98.4

1.6

0.015

≤0.008 to 8

98.6

1.4

Meropenem (N = 1629)b

0.12

≤0.06 to 0.5

100

0.0

0.12

≤0.06 to 0.5

100

0.0

Minocycline

1

≤0.5 to 16

91.8

1.6

1

≤0.5 to 4

93.1

0.8

Pip-taz

≤0.06

≤0.06 to 0.5

≤0.06

≤0.06 to 0.5

Tigecycline

0.25

≤0.008 to 4

0.25

≤0.008 to 0.25

H. influenzae, BL Positive

N = 410

N = 122

Amikacin

8

≤0.5 to 32

8

≤0.5 to 16

Amox-clav

2

≤0.12 to 16

97.3

2.7

2

≤0.12 to 4

95.9

4.1

Ampicillin

≥64

≤0.5 to ≥64

0.5

99.5

≥64

≤0.5 to ≥64

0.8

99.2

Cefepime

≤0.5

≤0.5 to 2

≤0.5

≤0.5 to 2

Ceftriaxone

≤0.06

≤0.06 to 4

97.8

2.2

≤0.06

≤0.06 to 2

99.2

0.8

Levofloxacin

0.03

≤0.008 to 1

97.8

2.2

0.015

≤0.008 to 0.5

97.5

2.5

Meropenem (N = 378)b

0.12

≤0.06 to 0.5

100

0.0

0.12

≤0.06 to 0.5

100

0.0

Minocycline

1

≤0.5 to 16

93.2

0.5

1

≤0.5 to 2

93.4

0.0

Pip-taz

≤0.06

≤0.06 to 0.5

≤0.06

≤0.06 to 0.5

Tigecycline

0.25

≤0.008 to 0.5

0.25

≤0.008 to 0.25

K. oxytoca

N = 975

N = 225

Amikacin

4

≤0.5 to ≥128

98.9

0.4

4

≤0.5 to 16

99.1

0.0

Amox-clav

32

0.25 to ≥64

79.8

20.2

16

0.25 to ≥64

82.2

17.8

Cefepime

2

≤0.5 to ≥64

88.4

3.9

2

≤0.5 to ≥64

88.4

4.9

Ceftriaxone

8

≤0.06 to ≥128

83.2

14.5

4

≤0.06 to 64

85.8

12.0

Levofloxacin

1

≤0.008 to ≥16

89.5

8.4

0.25

0.015 to ≥16

94.2

4.4

Meropenem (N = 872)b

≤0.06

≤0.06 to ≥32

99.8

0.1

≤0.06

≤0.06 to 1

100

0.0

Minocycline

4

≤0.5 to ≥32

2

≤0.5 to 16

Pip-taz

≥256

≤0.06 to ≥256

84.0

15.1

64

0.25 to ≥256

87.6

11.6

Tigecycline

1

0.015 to 8

95.8

1.0

0.5

0.12 to 4

96.9

0.9

K. pneumoniae

N = 2398

N = 690

Amikacin

4

≤0.5 to ≥128

96.5

1.5

4

≤0.5 to ≥128

96.8

1.7

Amox-clava

32

0.5 to ≥64

68.6

31.4

32

1 to ≥64

61.4

38.6

Cefepimea

≥64

≤0.5 to ≥64

72.1

23.4

≥64

≤0.5 to ≥64

59.9

35.5

Ceftriaxonea

64

≤0.06 to ≥128

70.3

28.7

64

≤0.06 to 64

58.4

41.4

Levofloxacina

8

≤0.008 to ≥16

76.1

20.0

8

0.015 to ≥16

72.3

23.2

Meropenema (N = 2186)b

0.12

≤0.06 to ≥32

99.4

0.4

0.12

≤0.06 to ≥32

98.8

1.0

Minocycline

16

≤0.5 to ≥32

16

≤0.5 to ≥32

Pip-taz

64

0.12 to ≥256

81.9

13.1

32

0.12 to≥256

84.1

10.3

Tigecyclinea

2

0.06 to 16

87.4

5.0

2

0.06 to 8

86.2

7.0

K. pneumoniae, ESBL

N = 622

N = 265

Amikacin

8

≤0.5 to ≥128

90.0

4.2

8

≤0.5 to ≥128

94.7

3.8

Amox-clav

32

1 to ≥64

19.0

81.0

32

1 to ≥64

20.8

79.2

Cefepimea

≥64

≤0.5 to ≥64

5.0

85.0

≥64

≤0.5 to ≥64

3.8

86.8

Ceftriaxone

≥128

≤0.06 to ≥128

1.3

98.4

64

≤0.06 to 64

1.1

98.9

Levofloxacinc

≥16

0.03 to ≥16

30.2

61.1

≥16

0.03 to ≥16

38.9

50.9

Meropenem (N = 603)b

0.12

≤0.06 to ≥32

99.0

0.3

0.12

≤0.06 to 16

99.2

0.4

Minocycline

≥32

≤0.5 to ≥32

≥32

≤0.5 to ≥32

Pip-tazc

≥256

0.25 to ≥256

54.0

32.8

128

0.25 to ≥256

68.7

18.5

Tigecycline

2

0.12 to 8

79.4

7.2

2

0.12 to 8

80.0

7.9

S. marcescens

N = 1345

N = 360

Amikacin

4

≤0.5 to ≥128

97.3

1.1

4

≤0.5 to 64

98.3

0.6

Cefepime

≤0.5

≤0.5 to ≥64

94.5

2.2

≤0.5

≤0.5 to ≥32

94.7

1.9

Ceftriaxone

8

≤0.06 to ≥128

82.2

13.8

2

≤0.06 to 64

86.9

8.9

Levofloxacinc

2

≤0.008 to ≥16

84.2

10.6

1

≤0.008 to ≥16

89.4

5.6

Meropenem (N = 1227)b

0.12

≤0.06 to ≥32

99.1

0.1

0.12

≤0.06 to 2

100

0.0

Minocycline

8

≤0.5 to ≥32

4

≤0.5 to ≥32

Pip-taz

16

≤0.06 to ≥256

89.9

6.2

8

≤0.06 to 128

93.9

3.3

Tigecycline

2

0.015 to 8

80.7

2.6

2

0.03 to 4

80.3

1.1

A. baumannii

N = 1496

N = 270

Amikacin

≥128

≤0.5 to ≥128

74.9

19.9

≥128

1 to ≥128

73.7

20.4

Cefepime

32

≤0.5 to ≥64

≥64

≤0.5 to ≥64

Ceftazidime (N = 1488)

≥64

≤1 to ≥64

32

≤1 to 32

Ceftriaxone

≥128

≤0.06 to ≥128

64

2 to 64

Levofloxacin

≥16

≤0.008 to ≥16

54.5

43.2

≥16

≤0.008 to ≥16

56.7

42.6

Meropenema (N = 1326)b

≥32

≤0.06 to ≥32

81.0

11.8

≥32

0.12 to ≥32

74.1

20

Minocycline

8

≤0.5 to ≥32

8

≤0.5 to ≥32

Pip-taz

≥256

≤0.06 to ≥256

≥256

≤0.06 to ≥256

Tigecycline

1

≤0.008 to 8

1

0.03 to 2

A. baumannii MDR

N = 93

N = 35

Amikacin

≥128

32 to ≥128

0.0

100

≥128

32 to ≥128

0.0

100

Cefepime

≥64

8 to ≥64

≥64

8 to ≥64

Ceftazidime (N = 92)

≥64

≤1 to ≥64

32

2 to 32

Ceftriaxone

≥128

64 to ≥128

64

64 to 64

Levofloxacin

≥16

2 to ≥16

0.0

100

≥16

2 to ≥16

0.0

100

Meropenem (N = 92)b

≥32

16 to ≥32

0.0

100

≥32

16 to ≥32

0.0

100

Minocycline

16

≤0.5 to ≥32

16

≤0.5 to ≥32

Pip-taz

≥256

≤0.06 to ≥256

≥256

64 to ≥256

Tigecycline

4

0.12 to 4

2

0.25 to 2

P. aeruginosa

N = 2734

N = 738

Amikacin

16

≤0.5 to ≥128

88.5

6.9

8

≤0.5 to ≥128

91.1

5.1

Cefepime

32

≤0.5 to ≥64

77.8

22.2

16

≤0.5 to ≥64

79.8

20.2

Ceftazidime (N = 2730)

32

≤1 to ≥64

77.2

22.8

32

≤1 to 32

80.2

19.8

Levofloxacinc

≥16

≤0.008 to ≥16

60.6

39.4

≥16

0.015 to ≥16

65.7

34.3

Meropenem (N = 2474)

8

≤0.06 to ≥32

74.6

8.7

16

≤0.06 to ≥32

75.2

10.0

Pip-tazc

128

≤0.06 to ≥256

74.4

25.6

128

≤0.06 to ≥256

78.7

21.3

Tigecycline

16

≤0.008 to ≥32

16

0.12 to 16

P. aeruginosa MDR

N = 271

N = 68

Amikacin

≥128

1 to ≥128

31.4

58.3

≥128

2 to ≥128

38.2

50.0

Cefepime

≥64

2 to ≥64

14.0

86.0

≥64

4 to ≥64

8.8

91.2

Ceftazidime

≥64

2 to ≥64

21.4

78.6

32

4 to 32

23.5

76.5

Levofloxacin

≥16

0.5 to ≥16

1.5

98.5

≥16

2 to ≥16

0.0

100

Meropenema (N = 258)b

≥32

≤0.06 to ≥32

17.8

66.7

≥32

0.25 to ≥32

11.8

82.4

Pip-tazc

≥256

0.5 to ≥256

14.0

86.0

≥256

1 to ≥256

20.6

79.4

Tigecycline

≥32

1 to ≥32

16

2 to 16

  1. – indicates no susceptibility breakpoints are available for this agent
  2. a indicates statistically significant decrease in susceptibility (p < 0.01) from 2004 to 2016
  3. b Meropenem was introduced to the testing panel in 2006, replacing imipenem; N values of activity against organisms collected from 2006 to 2016 are given
  4. c indicates statistically significant increase in susceptibility (p < 0.01) from 2004 to 2016
  5. Amox-clav, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, BL, β-lactamase, ESBL, extended-spectrum β-lactamase, MDR, multidrug-resistant, MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration, MIC90, minimum inhibitory concentration required to inhibit growth of 90% of isolates (mg/L), Pip-taz, piperacillin-tazobactam, R, resistant, S, susceptible