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Table 3 Susceptibility of Mycobacterium abscessus and M. massiliense to antimicrobial agents determined by the broth dilution method

From: Nontuberculous mycobacteria in China: incidence and antimicrobial resistance spectrum from a nationwide survey

Grouping/species

Mycobacterium abscessus complex (N = 114)

M. abscessus (n = 67)

M. massiliense (n = 45)

Antimicrobial agent

S (%)

I (%)

R (%)

S (%)

I (%)

R (%)

S (%)

I (%)

R (%)

Amikacin

94.74

1.75

3.51

92.54

1.49

5.97

100.00

0.00

0.00

Clarithromycin (3D)

85.09

0.00

14.91

82.09

0.00

17.91

91.11

0.00

8.89

Clarithromycin (14D)

42.98

2.63

54.39

13.43

2.99

83.58a

86.67

2.22

11.11a

Imipenem

0.00

1.75

98.25

0.00

0.00

100.00

0.00

2.22

97.78

Linezolid

32.46

34.21

33.33

29.85

34.33

35.82

35.56

35.56

28.89

Cefoxitin

4.39

78.95

16.67

4.48

76.12

19.40

4.44

84.44

11.11

Tobramycin

11.40

12.28

76.32

8.96

10.45

80.60

13.33

15.56

71.11

Doxycycline

1.75

0.00

98.25

1.49

0.00

98.51

2.22

0.00

97.78

Moxifloxacin

2.63

1.75

95.61

1.49

1.49

97.01

2.22

0.00

97.78

Ciprofloxacin

5.26

0.88

93.86

5.97

0.00

94.03

4.44

0.00

95.56

Tigecycline

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TMP‒SMX

2.63

-

97.37

2.99

-

97.01

2.22

0.00

97.78

  1. RGM rapid growing mycobacteria, TMP‒SMX trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, CLSI Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
  2. aSignificant difference between M. abscessus and M. massiliense was observed in resistance rate to clarithromycin (P < 0.01)