Volume 14, Number 6—June 2008
Letter
Lethal Mycobacterium massiliense Sepsis, Italy
Enrico Tortoli*
, Rita Gabini†, Irene Galanti†, and Alessandro Mariottini*
, Rita Gabini†, Irene Galanti†, and Alessandro Mariottini*Table
Antimicrobial drug resistance pattern of the strain of Mycobacterium massiliense isolated from the patient, Italy*
| Drug | MIC (μg/mL) | Pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Amikacin | 4 | S |
| Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid | 64/32 | R |
| Cefoxitin | 64 | I |
| Ceftriaxone | >64 | R |
| Ciprofloxacin | 16 | R |
| Clarithromycin | <0.12 | S |
| Gatifloxacin | >8 | R |
| Imipenem | 32 | R |
| Linezolid | 8 | S |
| Tobramycin | 16 | R |
| Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | 8/152 | R |
*S, sensitive; R, resistant; I, intermediate resistance.
