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Antibiotic susceptibility of mycobacteria isolated from ornamental fish Cover

Antibiotic susceptibility of mycobacteria isolated from ornamental fish

By: Leszek Guz and  Krzysztof Puk  
Open Access
|Mar 2022

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Antimicrobial resistance or susceptibility determined by microdilution

NTM species (number of isolates tested)Resistant (R) or susceptible (S)Percentage of strains resistant or susceptible for each antimicrobial agent
AmikacinKanamycinTobramycinDoxycyclineClarithromycinCiprofloxacinSulfamethoxazoleRifampicinIsoniazid
M. abscessus (n = 1)R 100.00100.00 100.00100.00100.00
I 100.00
S100.00100.00 100.00
M. chelonae (n = 16)R6.25 43.75100.006.25100.00100.00100.00100.00
I12.5012.5050.00
S81.2587.506.25 93.75
M. fortuitum (n = 10)R10.00 100.0090.0050.0010.0010.00100.00100.00
I 10.00 40.00
S90.0090.00 10.0010.0090.0090.00
M. (n gordonae = 15)R 20.00 6.6720.00 93.33100.00
I 46.67
S100.00100.0033.33100.0093.3380.00100.006.67
M. marinum (n = 33)R 3.039.09 12.12 93.94100.00
I 87.88 3.03
S100.00100.009.0990.9196.9787.88100.006.06
M. (n mucogenicum = 1)R 100.00100.00 100.00 100.00100.00
I 100.00
S100.00100.00 100.00
M. neoaurum (n = 2)R 100.00100.00
I
S100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00100.00
M. peregrinum (n = 12)R8.338.338.3366.678.338.33 100.00100.00
I 33.338.338.33
S91.6791.6758.3325.0083.3491.67100.00
M. salmoniphilum (n = 1)R 100.00 100.00100.00
I
S100.00100.00100.00 100.00100.00100.00
M. saopaulense (n = 1)R 100.00 100.00100.00100.00
I 100.00 100.00
S100.00100.00 100.00
M. senegalense (n = 4)R 25.0025.0075.0025.00100.00100.00
I 25.00 25.00
S100.00100.0075.0075.0075.00 75.00
M. septicum (n = 2)R 50.00 100.00100.00
I 50.00 50.00
S100.00100.00100.00 100.0050.00100.00
M. szulgai (n = 1)R 100.00 100.00 100.00
I
S100.00100.00 100.00100.00 100.00 100.00

Antibiotic susceptibility profiles of RGM and SGM isolated from diseased fish

Antimicrobial agentSusceptibility
RGM (n = 50)
SGM (n = 49)
SIRSIR
AMK90.004.006.001000.000.00
KAN92.006.002.001000.000.00
TOB32.0028.0040.0016.3373.4710.20
DOX18.004.0078.0093.880.006.12
CLR72.0012.0016.0095.922.042.04
CIP48.008.0044.0083.670.0016.33
SMX60.000.0040.00100.000.000.00
RMP0.000.00100.006.120.0093.88
INH0.000.00100.002.040.0097.96

MIC breakpoints used for categorisation of susceptibility of RGM and SGM to nine antimicrobial agents

Antimicrobial agentRange (μg/mL)MIC breakpoints (μg/mL)
RGM
SGM
SIRSIR
AMK1–128≤1632≥64-->32
KAN1–64≤1632≥64-->32
TOB1–64≤12–4≥8-->4
DOX0.25–32≤24≥8≤24≥8
CLR0.25–32≤24≥8≤816≥32
CIP0.125–16≤12≥4-->2
SMX1–64≤32-≥64≤32-≥64
RMP0.25–64-->1-->1
INH1–64--≥5--≥5
Language: English
Page range: 69 - 76
Submitted on: Sep 3, 2021
Accepted on: Mar 1, 2022
Published on: Mar 25, 2022
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2022 Leszek Guz, Krzysztof Puk, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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