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Table 5 Antimicrobial agents and MIC breakpoints for rapidly growing mycobacteria

From: The synergetic effect of Imipenem-clarithromycin combination in the Mycobacteroides abscessus complex

 

MIC (μg/mL) for category

Antimicrobial agents

Susceptible

Intermediate

Resistant

Amikacin

≤16

32

≥64

Cefoxitin

≤16

32–64

≥128

Ciprofloxacin

≤1

2

≥4

Clarithromycin

≤2

4

≥8

Doxycycline

≤1

2–4

≥8

Imipenem

≤4

8–16

≥32

Linezolid

≤8

16

≥32

Moxifloxacin

≤1

2

≥4

Trimethoprim-   sulfamethoxazole

≤ 2/38

–

≥ 4/76

Tobramycin

≤2

4

≥8

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BMC Microbiology

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