Research Article

Molecular Epidemiology of Invasive Listeriosis due to Listeria monocytogenes in a Spanish Hospital over a Nine-Year Study Period, 2006–2014

Table 2

Antimicrobial susceptibility of 17 L. monocytogenes isolates in the E-test.

AntibioticMIC (mg/L)Susceptibility breakpoint (mg/L)% susceptibility
Range50%90%

Benzylpenicillin0.064–10.250.75≤1100
Ampicillin0.064–10.250.75≤1100
Imipenem0.125–0.190.190.19
Meropenem0.19–0.750.380.38≤0.2558.8
Erythromycin0.125–0.380.250.38≤1100
Clindamycin0.25–824
Gentamicin0.094–10.250.5
Vancomycin0.75–1.51.51.5
Daptomycin0.75–1.511.5
Linezolid1-222
Ciprofloxacin0.5–211.5
Moxifloxacin0.19–0.50.380.5
Tetracycline0.094–1.511.5
Tigecycline0.094–1.50.1250.25
Rifampin0.023–0.190.0940.125
Cotrimoxazole0.008–0.0230.0120.019≤0.06100

According to EUCAST antimicrobial susceptibility breakpoints for L. monocytogenes.