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Table 2 Distribution of MIC (µg/mL) per organism

From: Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes detected in Ciprofloxacin non-susceptible Escherichia coli and Klebsiella isolated from children under five years at hospital discharge, Kenya

 

Frequency of isolates with indicated MIC value

CIP MIC50 (µg/mL)

CIP MIC90(µg/mL)

MIC values (µg/mL)

0.25

0.5

1

2

4

8

16

32

  

Bacterial species

        

E. coli

2

51

9

7

10

2

5

102

32

32

K. oxytoca

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

4

32

32

K. pneumoniae

1

10

23

23

2

1

2

24

2

32

Number. of occurrences(%)

4 (1.4)

61 (21.8)

32 (11.4)

30 (10.7)

12 (4.3)

4 (1.4)

7 (2.5)

130 (46.4)

  
  1. CIP Ciprofloxacin, E. coli Escherichia coli, K. oxytoca Klebsiella oxytoca, K. pneumoniae Klebsiella pneumoniae, MIC Minimum inhibitory concentration, MIC50 MIC value at which > 50% of the isolates are inhibited, MIC90 MIC value at which ≥ 90% of the isolates are inhibited