Research Article

[Retracted] Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of ESβL Producers Isolated from the Mobile Phones

Table 3

MIC values for respective antibiotics obtained for the isolates from mobiles.

AntibioticsInterpretative criteria (mcg) as per CLSI guidelines/MIC values of the study isolates obtained
SIR

Amikacin16/46 isolates32/12 isolates64/8 isolates
Ampicillin8/12 isolates16/5 isolates32/49 isolates
Cefepime2 (>1 mcg)/24 isolates4–8/11 isolates16/31 isolates
Imipenem2 (0.25 mcg)/46 isolates4/20 isolates8/None
Meropenem1 mcg (0.25 mcg)/46 isolates2/None4/20 isolates
Benzylpenicillin0.12/23 isolates0.25/16 isolates
Gentamicin4/16 isolates8/11 isolates18/5 isolates
1 mcg/51 isolates
Vancomycin2 (1 mcg)/21 isolates4–8/5 isolates16/5 isolates
Oxacillin2 (1 mcg)/12 isolates4/24 isolates