Research Article

[Retracted] In Vivo Development of Polymyxin B Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae owing to a 42 bp Deletion in the Sequence of phoQ

Table 2

Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of antimicrobials for strains used in this study.

AntibioticsMICAntibioticsMIC
PSKPPRKPPSKPPRKP

Ertapenem>32>32Amikacin>128>128
Imipenem>16>16Compound sulfamethoxazole>32/608>32/608
Meropenem>16>16Aztreonam>128>128
Cefepime>32>32Ciprofloxacin>8>8
Ceftazidime>32>32Levofloxacin>16>16
Cefotaxime>32>32Doxycycline3232
Cefmetazole>64>64Tigecycline11
Cefoperazone/sulbactam>128/64>128/64Polymyxin B≤0.25>16
Piperacillin/tazobactam>256/4>256/4Ceftazidime/avibactam4/42/4

PSKP: polymyxin B-susceptible K. pneumoniae. PRKP: polymyxin B-resistant K. pneumoniae.