Serratia marcescens

Antibiotic
% Susceptible
 
Antibiotic
% Susceptible
Ampicillin
5
  Imipenem
99
Azithromycin
-
  Levofloxacin
95
Aztreonam
97
  Meropenem
97
Cefazolin
0
  Moxifloxacin
+
Cefepime
99
  Nitrofurantoin
0
Ceftazidime
98
  Oxacillin/Naf
-
Ceftriaxone
97
  Penicillin
Cefuroxime
0
  Piperacillin
99
Ciprofloxacin
94
  Piperacillin/tazo
100
Clarithromycin
-
  Ticarcillin/Clav
98
Clindamycin
-
  Tobramycin
93
Doxycycline
-
  TMP/SMX
99
Erythromycin
-
  Unasyn/Aug
7
Gentamicin
98
  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