Research Article

The Assessment of Proteus mirabilis Susceptibility to Ceftazidime and Ciprofloxacin and the Impact of These Antibiotics at Subinhibitory Concentrations on Proteus mirabilis Biofilms

Table 2

Contribution of Proteus mirabilis strains producing beta-lactamase with extended spectrum of activity depending on the degree of susceptibility to examined antibiotics.

Antimicrobial susceptibilityCiprofloxacinCeftazidime
ESBL(−)
( (%))
ESBL(+)
( (%))
ESBL(−)
( (%))
ESBL(+)
( (%))

Susceptible20 (51.3%)031 (79.5%)1 (9.1%)
Intermediate13 (33.3%)2 (18.2%)2 (5.1%)0
Resistant6 (15.4%)9 (81.8%)6 (15.4%)10 (90.9%)