Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Antibiotic
% Susceptible
 
Antibiotic
% Susceptible
Ampicillin
-
  Imipenem
93
Azithromycin
-
  Levofloxacin
76
Aztreonam
82
  Meropenem
96
Cefazolin
-
  Moxifloxacin
+
Cefepime
90
  Nitrofurantoin
1
Ceftazidime
90
  Oxacillin/Naf
-
Ceftriaxone
10
  Penicillin
-
Cefuroxime
-
  Piperacillin
96
Ciprofloxacin
78
  Piperacillin/tazo
98
Clarithromycin
-
  Ticarcillin/Clav
90
Clindamycin
-
  Tobramycin
95
Doxycycline
-
  TMP/SMX
-
Erythromycin
-
  Unasyn/Aug
-
Gentamicin
86
  Vancomycin
-
 
   

Comments:  

 

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 2007
(*) Local (non-Sanford Guide) opinion
(S) = synergistic with penicillin/ampicillin;
(&) nitrofurantoin only useful for lower tract urinary tract infections