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Table 4 Antimicrobial activity of antimicrobial agents against Enterococcus and Staphylococcus spp. collected globally between 2004 - 2013

From: Global in vitro activity of tigecycline and comparator agents: Tigecycline Evaluation and Surveillance Trial 2004–2013

 

MIC 90 (mg/L)

MIC range (mg/L)

% susceptible

% resistant

Enterococcus faecalis (n = 14,615)

    

AMC

1

≤0.03 – ≥ 16

-

-

AMP

2

≤0.06 – ≥ 32

99.4

0.6

CRO

≥128

≤0.03 – ≥ 128

-

-

IPM (n = 3,208)

4

≤0.12 – ≥ 32

-

-

LVX

≥64

≤0.06 – ≥ 64

64.9

33.9

LIN

2

≤0.5 – ≥ 16

99.8

<0.1

MEM (n = 11,407)

8

≤0.12 – ≥ 32

-

-

MIN

≥16

≤0.25 – ≥ 16

34.8

28.2

PEN

4

≤0.06 – ≥ 16

99.2

0.8

TZP

8

≤0.25 – ≥ 32

-

-

TGC

0.25

≤0.008 – 2

99.7

-

VAN

2

≤0.12 – ≥ 64

97.5

2.2

Enterococcus faecalis, VR (n = 325)

    

AMC

2

0.06 – ≥ 16

-

-

AMP

4

0.12 – ≥ 32

94.5

5.5

CRO

≥128

≤0.03 – ≥ 128

-

-

IPM (n = 98)

8

≤0.12 – ≥ 32

-

-

LVX

≥64

0.5 – ≥ 64

4.9

93.5

LIN

2

≤0.5 – ≥ 16

98.5

1.2

MEM (n = 227)

≥32

≤0.12 – ≥ 32

-

-

MIN

≥16

≤0.25 – ≥ 16

44.3

17.8

PEN

8

0.25 – ≥ 16

94.5

5.5

TZP

16

0.5 – ≥ 32

-

-

TGC

0.25

≤0.008 – 1

97.8

-

Enterococcus faecium (n = 6,167)

    

AMC

≥16

≤0.03 – ≥ 16

-

-

AMP

≥32

≤0.06 – ≥ 32

15.6

84.4

CRO

≥128

≤0.03 – ≥ 128

-

-

IPM (n = 1,162)

≥32

≤0.12 – ≥ 32

-

-

LVX

≥64

≤0.06 – ≥ 64

13.1

83.6

LIN

2

≤0.5 – ≥ 16

99.2

0.3

MEM (n = 5,005)

≥32

≤0.12 – ≥ 32

-

-

MIN

≥16

≤0.25 – ≥ 16

68.5

14.3

PEN

≥16

≤0.06 – ≥ 16

15.6

84.4

TZP

≥32

≤0.25 – ≥ 32

-

-

TGC

0.25

≤0.008 – 4

99.7

-

VAN

≥64

≤0.12 – ≥ 64

64.0

34.6

Enterococcus faecium, VR (n = 2,136)

    

AMC

≥16

≤0.03 – ≥ 16

-

-

AMP

≥32

≤0.06 – ≥ 32

1.5

98.5

CRO

≥128

≤0.03 – ≥ 128

-

-

IPM (n = 556)

≥32

0.5 – ≥ 32

-

-

LVX

≥64

0.5 – ≥ 64

0.8

98.8

LIN

2

≤0.5 – ≥ 16

98.4

0.7

MEM (n = 1,580)

≥32

≤0.12 – ≥ 32

-

-

MIN

≥16

≤0.25 – ≥ 16

65.0

13.3

PEN

≥16

≤0.06 – ≥ 16

1.7

98.3

TZP

≥32

≤0.25 – ≥ 32

-

-

TGC

0.12

≤0.008 – 4

99.2

-

Staphylococcus aureus (n = 36,448)

    

AMC

≥16

≤0.03 – ≥ 16

-

-

AMP

≥32

≤0.06 – ≥ 32

-

-

CRO

≥128

≤0.03 – ≥ 128

-

-

IPM (n = 7,302)

16

≤0.12 – ≥ 32

-

-

LVX

32

≤0.06 – ≥ 64

64.1

34.3

LIN

4

≤0.5 – ≥ 16

>99.9

<0.1

MEM (n = 29,146)

16

≤0.12 – ≥ 32

-

-

MIN

0.5

≤0.25 – ≥ 16

97.3

0.9

PEN

≥16

≤0.06 – ≥ 16

10.9

89.1

TZP

≥32

≤0.25 – ≥ 32

-

-

TGC

0.25

≤0.008 – 1

99.9

-

VAN

1

≤0.12 – 4

100

0

Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA (n = 14,647)

   

AMC

≥16

≤0.03 – ≥ 16

-

-

CRO

≥128

≤0.03 – ≥ 128

-

-

IPM (n = 3,235)

≥32

≤0.12 – ≥ 32

-

-

LVX

≥64

≤0.06 – ≥ 64

22.1

75.9

LIN

2

≤0.5 – ≥ 16

99.9

<0.1

MEM (n = 11,412)

≥32

≤0.12 – ≥ 32

-

-

MIN

2

≤0.25 – ≥ 16

94.7

1.7

TZP

≥32

≤0.25 – ≥ 32

-

-

TGC

0.25

≤0.008 – 1

99.9

-

VAN

1

≤0.12 – 4

99.9

0

  1. AMK, amikacin; AMC, amoxicillin-clavulanate; AMP, ampicillin; AZM, azithromycin; FEP, cefepime; CAZ, ceftazidime; CLR, clarithromycin; CLI, clindamycin; CRO, ceftriaxone; ERY, erythromycin; IPM, imipenem; LVX, levofloxacin; LZD, linezolid; MEM, meropenem; MIN, minocycline; MRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus; TZP, piperacillin-tazobactam; TGC, tigecycline; VAN, vancomycin; VR, vancomycin-resistant.