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Table 1 Most common bacteria causative of infection post-caesarean section and the minimum inhibitory concentration range/breakpoint

From: Prophylactic perioperative cefuroxime levels in plasma and adipose tissue at the time of caesarean section (C-LACE): a protocol for a pilot experimental, prospective study with non-probability sampling to determine interpatient variability

 

Microorganism

MIC range/breakpoint (mg/L) [5, 11,12,13]

Gram-negative bacteria

Escherichia coli

0.001–8

Haemophilus influenzae

2

Klebsiella oxytoca

8

Proteus mirabilis

0.001–8

Ureaplasma urealyticum

ND

Gram-positive bacteria

Enterococcus faecalis

ND

Staphylococcus aureus

4

Staphylococcus epidermidis

0.25–4

Streptococcus pneumoniae

1

Other organisms

Raoultella ornithinolytica

0.001–8

Morganella morganii

ND

  1. ND Not determined