Listeria monocytogenes

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Background

Antibiotic Sensitivities[1]

Organisms ' L. monocytogenes
Penicillins Penicillin G +
Penicillin V 0
Anti-Staphylocccal Penicillins Methicillin 0
Nafcillin/Oxacillin 0
Cloxacillin/Diclox. 0
Amino-Penicillins AMP/Amox +
Amox/Clav
AMP-Sulb +
Anti-Pseudomonal Penicillins Ticarcillin +
Ticar-Clav
Pip-Taxo
Carbapenems Piperacillin +
Doripenem +
Ertapenem +/-
Imipenem +
Meropenem +
Aztreonam 0
Fluroquinolones Ciprofloxacin +
Ofloxacin 0
Pefloxacin 0
Levofloxacin +
Moxifloxacin +
Gemifloxacin +
Gatifloxacin +
1st G Cephalosporin Cefazolin 0
2nd G. Cephalosporin Cefotetan 0
Cefoxitin 0
Cefuroxime 0
3rd/4th G. Cephalosporin CefoTAXime 0
Cefizoxime 0
CefTRIAXone 0
Ceftobiprole
Ceftaroline
CefTAZidime 0
Cefepime 0
Oral 1st G. Cephalosporin Cefadroxil 0
Cephalexin 0
Oral 2nd G. Cephalosporin Cefaclor/Loracarbef 0
Cefproxil 0
Cefuroxime axetil 0
Oral 3rd G. Cephalosporin Cefixime 0
Ceftibuten 0
Cefpodox/Cefdinir/Cefditoren 0
Aminoglycosides Gentamicin S
Tobramycin S
Amikacin S
Chloramphenicol +
Clindamycin
Macrolides Erythromycin +
Azithromycin +
Clarithromycin +
Ketolide Telithromycin +
Tetracyclines Doxycycline +
Minocycline +
Glycylcycline Tigecycline +
Glyco/Lipoclycopeptides Vancomycin +
Teicoplanin +
Telavancin +
Fusidic Acid
Trimethoprim +
TMP-SMX +
Urinary Agents Nitrofurantoin
Fosfomycin
Other Rifampin +
Metronidazole 0
Quinupristin dalfoppristin +
Linezolid +
Daptomycin +/-
Colistimethate 0

Key

  • S susceptible/sensitive (usually)
  • I intermediate (variably susceptible/resistant)
  • R resistant (or not effective clinically)
  • S+ synergistic with cell wall antibiotics
  • U sensitive for UTI only (non systemic infection)
  • X1 no data
  • X2 active in vitro, but not used clinically
  • X3 active in vitro, but not clinically effective for Group A strep pharyngitis or infections due to E. faecalis
  • X4 active in vitro, but not clinically effective for strep pneumonia

Table Overview

See Also

References

  1. Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2010