Research Article
Drug Susceptibility of 33 Reference Strains of Slowly Growing Mycobacteria to 19 Antimicrobial Agents
Table 2
The MIC (μg/mL) breakpoints of 19 antibacterial agents.
| | Susceptibility | Intermediate susceptibility | Resistance |
| Cefoxitin | ≤16 | 32–64 | ≥128 | Cefoperazone | ≤16 | 32–64 | ≥128 | Cefmetazole | ≤16 | 32–64 | ≥128 | Cefepime | ≤16 | 32–64 | ≥128 | Rifapentine | — | — | >1 | Rifabutin | — | — | >2 | Azithromycin | ≤8 | 16 | ≥32 | Clarithromycin | ≤8 | 16 | ≥32 | Roxithromycin | ≤8 | 16 | ≥32 | Thioacetazone | — | — | ≥8 | Doxycycline | ≤1 | 2–4 | ≥8 | Meropenem | ≤4 | 8–16 | ≥32 | Clofazimine | — | — | ≥1 | Sulfamethoxazole | ≤38 | — | ≥76 | Pasiniazid | — | — | ≥2 | Minocycline | ≤1 | 2–4 | ≥8 | Linezolid | ≤8 | 16 | ≥32 | Dapsone | — | — | ≥4 | Tigecycline | ≤1 | 2–4 | ≥8 |
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