Research Article

The Performance of Direct Disk Diffusion for Community Acquired Bacteremia due to Gram-Negative Bacilli and Its Impact on Physician Treatment Decisions

Table 1

Susceptibility profile of included Gram-negative Bacilli.

Species ()% resistant  (standard susceptibility)
AmpicillinGentamicinCiprofloxacinCefazolinCefotaximeAmoxicillin/clavulanic acid Piperacillin-tazobactamCeftazidime Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoleImipenemTobramycin

E. coli (48)502.112.48.32.14.202.120.802.1
E. coli ESBL (7)10028.610010010010010010057.1028.6
Klebsiella pneumoniae (13)10007.7100092.30015.407.7
Proteus mirabilis (5)1000010001000020200
Enterobacter sp. (5)1002001004010020400020
Klebsiella oxytoca (3)66.70033.3033.300000
Klebsiella oxytoca ESBL (1)100001001001001000000
Serratia marcescens (3)1000010033.3100033.3000
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (3)1000010001000066.700
Burkholderia cepacia (1)100100010010010001000100100