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Table 3 Summary of antimicrobial susceptibility of M. abscessus complex (MABSC) based on subspecies

From: Clinical characteristics and drug susceptibility profiles of Mycobacterium abscessus complex infection at a medical school in Thailand

Drugs

N (%) of isolates

p-value

Total (N = 143)

MAB (N = 72)

MBO (N = 7)

MMA (N = 64)

S

I

R

S

I

R

S

I

R

S

I

R

Amikacin

130 (90.9)

8 (5.6)

5 (3.5)

59 (81.9)

8 (11.1)

5 (6.9)

7 (100.0)

0

0

64 (100.0)

0

0

0.004 *

Cefoxitin

3 (2.1)

106 (74.1)

34 (23.8)

1 (1.4)

47 (65.3)

24 (33.3)

0

6 (85.7)

1 (14.3)

2 (3.1)

53 (82.8)

9 (14.1)

0.063

Ciprofloxacin

4 (2.8)

12 (8.4)

127 (88.8)

1 (1.4)

5 (6.9)

66 (91.7)

0

1 (14.3)

6 (85.7)

3 (4.7)

6 (9.4)

55 (85.9)

0.537

Clarithromycin (D3)

122 (85.3)

1 (0.7)

20 (14.0)

51 (70.8)

1 (1.4)

20 (27.8)

7 (100.0)

0

0

64 (100.0)

0

0

< 0.001 *

Doxycycline

1 (0.7)

11 (7.7)

131 (91.6)

1 (1.4)

7 (9.7)

64 (88.9)

0

0

7 (100.0)

0

4 (6.3)

60 (93.8)

0.754

Imipenem

2 (1.4)

60 (42.0)

81 (56.6)

1 (1.4)

25 (34.7)

46 (63.9)

0

3 (42.9)

4 (57.1)

1 (1.6)

32 (50.0)

31 (48.4)

0.363

Linezolid

37 (25.9)

37 (25.9)

69 (48.3)

17 (23.6)

21 (29.2)

34 (47.2)

4 (57.1)

2 (28.6)

1 (14.3)

16 (25.0)

14 (21.9)

34 (53.1)

0.227

Moxifloxacin

2 (1.4)

3 (2.1)

138 (96.5)

2 (2.8)

2 (2.8)

68 (94.4)

0

0

7 (100.0)

0

1 (1.6)

63 (98.4)

0.707

TMP/SMX

1 (0.7)

0

142 (99.3)

0

0

72 (100.0)

0

0

7 (100.0)

1 (1.6)

0

63 (98.4)

0.497

Tobramycin

1 (0.7)

8 (5.6)

134 (93.7)

1 (1.4)

7 (9.7)

64 (88.9)

0

0

7 (100.0)

0

1 (1.6)

63 (98.4)

0.172

  1. * Statistically significant values
  2. Abbreviations: N, number; MABSC, M. abscessus complex; MAB, M. abscessus subsp. abscessus; MBO, M. abscessus subsp. bolletii; MMA, M. abscessus subsp. massiliense; S, Susceptible; I, Intermediate; R, Resistant; TMP/SMX, Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole.