Klebsiella pneumoniae    (2018 Data)

Antibiotic
% Susceptible
 
Antibiotic
% Susceptible
Ampicillin
0
  Imipenem
100
Azithromycin
-
  Levofloxacin
98
Aztreonam
98
  Meropenem
100
Cefazolin
96
  Moxifloxacin
+
Cefepime
98
  Nitrofurantoin
46&
Ceftazidime
98
  Oxacillin/Naf
-
Ceftriaxone
97
  Penicillin
-
Cefuroxime
93
  Piperacillin
+
Ciprofloxacin
97
  Piperacillin/tazo
98
Clarithromycin
-
  Ticarcillin/Clav
+
Clindamycin
-
  Tobramycin
98
Doxycycline
+
  TMP/SMX
93
Erythromycin
-
  Unasyn/Aug
89
Gentamicin
98
  Vancomycin
-
 
   

Number of isolates tested: 958

Comments:  

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Numeric data represent local susceptibility data.
(+) = usually effective or >60% susceptible; (+/-) = clinical trials lacking or 30-60% susceptible; (-) = not effective clinically or <30% susceptible - Adapted with permission from The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy
(*) Local (non-Sanford Guide) opinion
(S) = synergistic with penicillin/ampicillin;
(&) nitrofurantoin only useful for lower tract urinary tract infections