Case Report
Mycobacterium peregrinum Pacemaker Pocket Infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Table 1
Antibiotic susceptibility and interpretation of M. peregrinum isolates.
| | Antibiotics | MIC (mcg/mL) | Interpretation |
| | Amikacin | ≤8 | S | | Augmentin | 32/16 | TR | | Azithromycin | ≤16 | TS | | Cefepime | >32 | TR | | Cefotaxime | >64 | TR | | Cefoxitin | ≤16 | S | | Ceftriaxone | >64 | TR | | Ciprofloxacin | ≤1 | S | | Clarithromycin | ≤0.25 | S | | Clofazimine | ≤0.5 | TS | | Clofazimine/amikacin | ≤0.5/2 | TS | | Doxycycline | 8 | R | | Gentamicin | ≤2 | TS | | Imipenem | ≤2 | S | | Kanamycin | 64 | TR | | Linezolid | ≤1 | S | | Minocycline | ≤1 | TS | | Moxifloxacin | ≤0.5 | S | | Tigecycline | ≤0.25 | TS | | Tobramycin | 16 | R | | Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | ≤0.5/9.5 | S |
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S = susceptible. I = intermediate. R = resistant. NI = no CLSI interpretive interpretative guidance. TS = tentative interpretation susceptible. TI = tentative interpretation intermediate. TR = tentative interpretation resistant.
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