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Table 2 Antibacterial activity of amikacin against all strains (MICs, mg/L)

From: Investigation of in vitro susceptibility and resistance mechanisms to amikacin among diverse carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae

Species

Number of strains

MIC (mg/L)

Resistant strains

Susceptible strains

Resistance rate

MIC50

MIC90

Range

K. pneumoniae

51

64

1024

0.5–1024

26

25

51.0

E. coli

11

2

1024

1-1024

3

8

27.3

E. cloacae

6

2

2

0.5–64

1

5

16.7

 K. aerogenes

2

/

/

1–2

0

2

0

Citrobacter spp*

2

/

/

1–2

0

2

0

Total

72

2

1024

0.5–1024

30

42

41.7

  1. Note: Citrobacter freundii and Citrobacter werkmanii