{"title":"Minimum inhibitory concentration of penicillin as a surrogate for in vitro piperacillin susceptibility of ampicillin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis","authors":"Kohei Hasegawa , Kumiko Suzuki , Kenya Murata , Yoshihiko Ogawa","doi":"10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2025.116850","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study evaluated whether penicillin MICs can predict piperacillin susceptibility in <em>Enterococcus faecalis</em>. Among 427 strains, 10 were resistant to piperacillin. Even strains with penicillin MICs of 4-8 µg/mL may exhibit resistance. These findings suggest that even penicillin MICs within the susceptible range may indicate piperacillin resistance, challenging CLSI guidelines.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11329,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease","volume":"112 4","pages":"Article 116850"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0732889325001737","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"INFECTIOUS DISEASES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This study evaluated whether penicillin MICs can predict piperacillin susceptibility in Enterococcus faecalis. Among 427 strains, 10 were resistant to piperacillin. Even strains with penicillin MICs of 4-8 µg/mL may exhibit resistance. These findings suggest that even penicillin MICs within the susceptible range may indicate piperacillin resistance, challenging CLSI guidelines.
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