General Susceptibility

Usually susceptible to:

  • Cephalosporins including first generation

  • Aminoglycosides

  • TMP-SMX

  • Fluoroquinolones

  • Pip-Tazo

Almost always susceptible to:

  • Carbapenems

Intrinsically resistant to ampicillin.

May be resistant to third generation cephalosporins (ESBLs), and rarely to carbapenems (carbapenemase enzymes).

Use fosfomycin and nitrofurantoin for UTI only, when confirmed susceptible.