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Table 5 Proportions of antimicrobial resistance among non-fermentative gram-negative bacilli that were most frequently isolated from bloodstream infections

From: Bloodstream infections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: epidemiological, clinical and microbiological features

 

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(n = 12)

Acinetobacter baumannii

(n = 6)

Antimicrobial drug

No. of isolates

% resistant*

No. of isolates

% resistant*

Amikacin

1

16.7

Aztreonam

4

25

1**

16.7**

Amp-Sul

NA

NA

3***

50.0***

Pip-Tazo

1

8.3

4

66.7

Ceftazidime

1

8.3

4

66.7

Cefepime

4

66.7

Imipenem

3

25.0

4

66.7

Meropenem

2

16.7

4

66.7

Ciprofloxacin

1

8.3

4

66.7

Gentamicin

2

33.3

Polymyxin

Sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim

NA

NA

5

83.4

Tobramycin

NA

NA

Tigecycline

NA

NA

-****

-****

  1. *Considered resistant or intermediary profile;**just 1 isolate of A. baumannii was tested against aztreonam;*** just 1 isolate of A. baumannii was not tested against ampicillin-sulbactam; *** just 1 isolate of A. baumannii was not tested against tigecycline; NA- Not applicable; and (−) no resistant microbial isolates