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Table 2 Antimicrobial susceptibility testing determined using the E-test method

From: Nocardia takedensis: a newly recognized pathogen responsible for skin and soft tissue infections

Antimicrobial agent

Strain patient 1

Strain patient 2

MIC (µg/ml)

Clinical categorizationa

MIC (µg/ml)

Clinical categorizationa

Amikacin

0.38

S

1

S

Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid

6

S

6

S

Ceftriaxone

1.5

S

0.25

S

Ciprofloxacin

32

R

2

I

Clarithromycin

3

R

4

R

Imipenem

0.25

S

0.125

S

Linezolid

1.5

S

0.19

S

Minocycline

1

S

0.125

S

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

0.047

S

1

S

Tobramycin

0.75

S

3

S

  1. aInterpretations of MICs in terms of susceptibility for Nocardia according to the criteria of CLSI [11].