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Table.1 Reading methods results of MIC and susceptibility from broth microdilution assays for Nocardia spp. isolates

From: Evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Nocardia spp. isolates by broth microdilution with resazurin and spectrophotometry

Isolates

Drugs

Visual Readings

OD Readings

Gold Standard

With Resazurin

Modal MIC (range)

aSusc. (%)

Modal MIC (range)

aSusc. (%)

Modal MIC (range)

aSusc. (%)

N. brasiliensis-83

AMK

0.5 (0.5–2.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

1.0 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

CIP

0.12 (0.12)

100.0

0.12 (0.12)

100.0

0.12 (0.12)

100.0

MIN

8.0 (4.0–16.0)

0.0

4.0 (4.0–8.0)

0.0

4.0 (2.0–8.0)

0.0

TMP–SMX

0.5 (0.12–2.0)

100.0

4.0 (0.25–8.0)

37.5

0.25 (0.12–0.5)

100.0

N. brasiliensis-95

AMK

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

2.0 (0.5–2.0)

100.0

1.0 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

CIP

4.0 (4.0)

0.0

4.0 (4.0)

0.0

4.0 (2.0–4.0)

0.0

MIN

1.0 (0.25–1.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.25–2)

90.0

1.0 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

TMP–SMX

0.12 (< 0.12–0.5)

100.0

0.12 (0.12–2)

100.0

0.12 (< 0.12–2.0)

100.0

N. brasiliensis-129

AMK

1.0 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

2.0 (2.0–4.0)

100.0

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

100.0

CIP

4.0 (4.0)

0.0

4.0 (4.0)

0.0

4.0 (2.0–4.0)

0.0

MIN

0.5 (0.25–1.0)

100.0

1.0 (0.25–1.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.25–1.0)

100.0

TMP–SMX

0.25 (0.12–0.5)

100.0

0.25 (0.25–1.0)

100.0

0.25 (0.25–1.0)

100.0

N. brasiliensis-514

AMK

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.5–4.0)

100.0

CIP

0.12 (0.12)

100.0

0.12 (0.12)

100.0

0.12 (0.12)

100.0

MIN

4.0 (4.0–16.0)

0.0

8.0 (4.0–8.0)

0.0

4.0 (2.0–8.0)

0.0

TMP–SMX

2.0 (0.25–8.0)

62.5

4.0 (2.0–32.0)

14.3

0.12 (0.12–8.0)

87.5

N. brasiliensis-519

AMK

0.5 (0.5)

100.0

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

1.0 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

CIP

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

50.0

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

71.4

2.0 (2.0)

0.0

MIN

0.5 (0.06–1.0)

100.0

1.0 (0.12–2.0)

80.0

0.25 (0.06–0.25)

100.0

TMP–SMX

0.12 (0.12–0.25)

100.0

0.12 (0.12–1.0)

100.0

0.12 (0.12–0.25)

100.0

N. brasiliensis-608

AMK

2.0 (0.5–2.0)

100.0

2.0 (0.5–2.0)

100.0

2.0 (2.0)

100.0

CIP

4.0 (0.12–32.0)

22.2

4.0 (2.0–4.0)

0.0

4.0 (0.12–4.0)

33.3

MIN

0.06 (0.06–0.12)

100.0

0.06 (0.06–0.5)

100.0

0.06 (0.06–0.12)

100.0

TMP–SMX

1.0 (0.25–1.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.12–1.0)

100.0

0.25 (0.12–025)

100.0

N. brasiliensis-775

AMK

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

1.0 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

CIP

4.0 (4.0)

0.0

4.0 (4.0)

0.0

4.0 (4.0)

0.0

MIN

0.06 (0.06–0.5)

100.0

1.0 (0.06–1.0)

100.0

0.06 (0.06–0.25)

100.0

TMP–SMX

1.0 (0.12–1.0)

100.0

1.0 (0.25–4.0)

66.7

0.25 (0.25–1.0)

100.0

N. brasiliensis-865

AMK

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

100.0

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.5–2.0)

100.0

CIP

4.0 (0.25–8.0)

11.1

4.0 (2.0–4.0)

0.0

4.0 (2.0–4.0)

0.0

MIN

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

0.12 (0.06–0.12)

100.0

1.0 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

TMP–SMX

0.12 (0.12–0.25)

100.0

0.12 (0.12)

100.0

0.12 (0.12–0.25)

100.0

N. farcinica-935

AMK

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

CIP

64.0 (32.0–64.0)

0.0

64.0 (32.0–64.0)

0.0

16.0 (16.0–32.0)

0.0

MIN

0.12 (0.06–1.0)

100.0

0.06 (0.06–2.0)

91.6

0.06 (0.06–0.12)

100.0

TMP–SMX

1.0 (0.25–4.0)

83.3

4.0 (0.25–8.0)

41.6

0.25 (0.25–1.0)

100.0

N. otitidiscaviarum-779

AMK

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

CIP

4.0 (4.0–64.0)

0.0

8.0 (8.0–16.0)

0.0

8.0 (1.0–4.0)

33.3

MIN

0.06 (0.06–0.25)

100.0

0.06 (0.06–1.0)

100.0

0.06 (0.06–0.25)

100.0

TMP–SMX

0.5 (0.25–0.5)

100.0

0.5 (0.25–8.0)

62.5

0.5 (0.12–1.0)

100.0

N. asteroides-788

AMK

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.5)

100.0

CIP

0.5 (0.25–2.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.5–2.0)

100.0

0.25 (0.25–1.0)

100.0

MIN

4.0 (2.0–4.0)

0.0

4.0 (4.0–8.0)

0.0

2.0 (2.0–4.0)

0.0

TMP–SMX

2.0 (0.25–4.0)

75.0

2.0 (0.25–32.0)

50

0.25 (0.12–0.5)

100.0

N. otitidiscaviarum-937

AMK

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

0.5–1.0 (1.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

CIP

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

22.2

2.0 (2.0–4.0)

0.0

2.0 (0.25 –2.0)

28.6

MIN

0.06 (0.06–0.12)

100.0

0.06 (0.06–1.0)

100.0

0.06 (0.06–0.25)

100.0

TMP–SMX

1.0 (0.25–1.0)

100.0

1.0 (0.25–2.0)

100.0

0.25 (0.12–0.5)

100.0

N. beijingensis-1180

AMK

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.5)

100.0

CIP

2.0 (2.0–4.0)

0.0

4.0 (2.0–4.0)

0.0

2.0 (2.0–8.0)

0.0

MIN

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

60.0

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

90.0

2.0 (1.0–4.0)

30.0

TMP–SMX

0.12 (0.12–0.25)

100.0

0.12 (0.12–0.25)

100.0

0.12 (0.12–1.0)

100.0

N. beijingensis-1181

AMK

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

0.5 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

CIP

4.0 (1.0–4.0)

9.1

4.0 (0.12–8.0)

20.0

4.0 (2.0–4.0)

0.0

MIN

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

60.0

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

66.6

2.0 (1.0–4.0)

20.0

TMP–SMX

0.12 (0.12–0.25)

100.0

0.12 (0.12–0.25)

100.0

0.12 (0.12–0.5)

100.0

N. farcinica-2901

AMK

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

100.0

2.0 (2.0–4.0)

100.0

1.0 (1.0)

100.0

CIP

0.25 (0.25)

100.0

0.5 (0.25–4.0)

85.7

0.25 (0.25)

100.0

MIN

2.0 (2.0)

0.0

2.0 (2.0)

0.0

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

50.0

TMP–SMX

8.0 (4.0–8.0)

0.0

16.0 (16.0)

0.0

1.0 (0.5–1.0)

100.0

  1. aPercentage of Susceptibility