Characteristics of clinical isolates from West and Central Africa (n = 184), by country.

aResistance rate or resistance status were defined according to the 2013 recommendations of the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST, 2013 [13]). Tic: ticarcillin; Tzp: Pipercillin-tazobactam; Caz: Ceftazidime; Fep: Cefepime; Atm: Aztreonam; Imp: Imipenem; Amk: Amikacin; Tob: Tobramycin; Cip: Ciprofloxacin. Here, all non-susceptible isolates were considered as resistant. bOnly isolates with an inhibition diameter around the disk of aztreonam (30 µg) <16 mm were considered as resistant. Characteristics of clinical isolates from West and Central Africa (n = 184), by country.