Research Article

Detection of β-Lactamases and Outer Membrane Porins among Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Isolated in Iran

Table 1

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing results of 83 isolates of K. pneumoniae collected from Mofid Children and Taleghani Hospitals, Tehran, Iran.

AntibioticResistant number (%)Intermediate number (%)Sensitive number (%)

Aztreonam (10 g)49 (59%)3 (3.6%)31 (37.3%)
Meropenem (10 g)20 (24%)2 (2.4%)61 (73.5%)
Gentamicin (10 g)29 (35%)3 (3.6%)51 (61.5%)
Ciprofloxacin (30 g)46 (55.5%)4 (4.8%)33 (39.7%)
Amikacin (30 g)12 (14.4%)4 (4.8%)67 (80.7%)
Ceftazidime (30 g)46 (55.4%)3 (3.6%)34 (41%)
Imipenem (10 g)20 (24%)2 (2.4%)61 (73.5%)
Cefotaxime (30 g) 50 (60.2%)2 (2.4%)31 (37.3%)
Cefepime (FEP, 30 g)30 (36.15%)9 (10.8%)44 (53.05%)
Tetracycline (TE, 10 g)33 (39.7%)3 (3.6%)57 (68.6%)
Ampicillin (AMP, 10 g)65 (78.3%)2 (2.4%)16 (19.2%)
Piperacillin (PIP, 100 g)50 (60.2%)0 (0.0%)33 (39.7%)
Ceftriaxone (CRO, 30 g)49 (59%)2 (2.4%)32 (38.5%)
Cefpodoxime (CPD, 30 g)57 (68.6%)3 (3.6%)23 (27.7%)
Tigecycline (TGC, 15 g)5 (6.02%)25 (30.1%)53 (63.8%)
Doripenem (DOR, 10 g)20 (24%)1 (1.2%)62 (74.6%)
Ertapenem (ETP, 10 g)21 (25.3%)2 (2.4%)57 (68.6%)
Piperacillin/tazobactam (PTZ, 100/10 g)22 (26.5%)5 (6.02%)56 (67.4%)
Fosfomycin/trometamol (FOT, 200 g)3 (3.6%)12 (14.4%)68 (82%)