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Table 1 Antibiotic susceptibility (MIC) of ESBL-producing Citrobacter freundii LM07/10 and Escherichia coli J53-07/20 transconjugants.

From: CTX-M-14 β-lactamase-producing Citrobacter freundii isolated in Venezuela

Antibiotics

tested

C. freundii

LM07/10

MIC (μg/ml)

E. coli J53-07/20

transconjugants

MIC (μg/ml)

E. coli J53

MIC (μg/ml)

E. coli

ATCC 25922

MIC (μg/ml)

Cefoxitin

8

8

4

4

Cefotaxime

> 16

8

0.064

0.125

Cefotaxime/clavulanic acid*

0.25

0.25

0.125

0.125

Ceftazidime

2

1

0.025

0.5

Ceftazidime/clavulanic acid*

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.125

Aztreonam

4

4

0.25

0.25

Imipenem

0.064

0.064

0.064

0.032

Meropenem

0.064

0.064

0.064

0.064

Gentamicin

> 64

32

0.5

0.5

Amikacin

8

4

0.5

1

Tobramycin

16

4

0.25

1

Ciprofloxacin

> 16

0.025

0.25

0.064

Other test

    

DDST**

+

+

-

-

  1. * Clavulanate was used at fixed concentration of 4 μg/ml.
  2. ** DDST: double disk synergy test.