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Antibiotic abbreviations list


Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing

Abbreviations


☰ The list of antibiotics is in alphabetical order of the acronyms (scroll to see the load of the disc)
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☰ ''*'' The same acronym may represent different antibiotics depending on the supplier


Antibiotics list and abbreviations
Abbreviations Antibiotic Family Disc load (µg)
AM/AMP Ampicillin Aminopenicillin 10
AMC/'A/C'/AUG/XL/AML* Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid Aminopenicillin 25/10
AMX/AMOX/AC/AML* Amoxicillin Aminopenicillin 25
AN/AK/AMI/AMK Amikacin Aminoglycosides 30
ATM/AZT/AT/AZM* Aztreonam Monobactam 30
AZM*/AZI/AZ Azithromycin Macrolides 30
B/BAC Bacitracin Polypeptides 130
C/CHL/CL* Chloramphenicol Phenicols 30
CAZ/ TAZ*/ TZ Ceftazidime 3rd generation cephalosporin 30
CB Carbenicillin Carboxypenicillin 100
CEC/CCL/Cfr/FAC/CF Cefaclor 1st generation cephalosporin 10
CED Cefradine 1st generation cephalosporin 30
CEF/ Cpe / PM / CPM Cefepime 4th generation cephalosporin 30
CF/CEF Cefalotin 1st generation cephalosporin 30
CFM* /FIX /Cfe / IX Cefixime 3rd generation cephalosporin 10
CFP / Cfp/ CPZ/ PER/ FOP/ CP Cefoperazone 3rd generation cephalosporin 30
CFR / FAD* Cefadroxil 1st generation cephalosporin 30
CFS Cefatrizine 3rd generation cephalosporin 10


Antibiotics list and abbreviations
Abbreviations Antibiotic Family Disc load (µg)
CIP / Cp/ CI Ciprofloxacin Fluoroquinolone 5
CL / CS/ COL Colistin polymixin 50
CM / CC/ CLN/ CLI/ CD/ DA Clindamycin Lincosamides 2
CN*/ LEX Cefalexin 1st generation cephalosporin 30
CPD / Cpd/ POD/ PX Cefpodoxime-proxetil 3rd generation cephalosporin 10
CPO /CPR/ CR Cefpiroma 4th generation cephalosporin 30
CRO / CTR/ FRX/ Cax/ AXO/ TX Ceftriaxone 3rd generation cephalosporin 30
CTF Cefotiam 3rd generation cephalosporin 30
CTT / CTN/ Ctn/ CTE/ TANS/ CN* Cefotetan 2nd generation cephalosporin 30
CTX / TAX/ Cft/ FOT/ CT Cefotaxime 3rd generation cephalosporin 30
CXM / CFX/ ROX/ Crm Cefuroxime 2nd generation cephalosporin 30
CZ/ CZO/ CZN/ CFZ/ Cfz/ FAZ/ KZ Cefazolin Céphalosporine 1ème génération 30
D / DO/ DOX/ DC/ DOXY/ DX Doxycycline Tetracyclines 30
E/ ERY/ EM Erythromycin Macrolides 30
ENX Enoxacin Fluoroquinolone 5
ETP/ERT Ertapenem Carbapenem 10
FA/ FUS/ FC/ FD Fusidic acid Others 10
FAM Ampicillin + sulbactam Aminopenicillin 10/10
FOS/ FF/ FO/ FM Fosfomycin Others 10
FOX/ CX/ Cfx/ FX Cefoxitin 2nd generation cephalosporin 10
GM500/ GH/ GEH/ GMS High level gentamicin Aminoglycosides 500
GM/GEN Gentamicin Aminoglycosides 10
IPM/ IMI/ IP Imipenem Carbapenem 10
ISP Isepamicin Aminoglycosides 30
K/ KAN// HLK/ KM Kanamycin Aminoglycosides 30
L Lincomycin Lincosamides 15
LOM / Lmf Lomefloxacin Fluoroquinolone 5
LVX/ LEV/ LEVO/ LE Levofloxacin Fluoroquinolone 5
MA/ M/ Cfm*/ FAM Cefamandole 2nd generation cephalosporin 30
MEC Mecillinam Amidinopenicillin 10
MEM/ MER/ MERO/ MRP/ MP Meropenem Carbapenem 10
MNO/ MC/ MH/ MI/ MIN/ MN Minocycline Tetracyclines 30 UI
MTR/ MET/ MTZ/ MZ/ MRD Metronidazole Others 16
MZ Mezlocillin Acylureidopenicillin 75
N/NEO Neomycin Aminoglycosides 30
NA/NAL Nalidixic acid 1st generation quinolones 30
NET / NC / NT Netilmicin Aminoglycosides 30
NI Nitroxoline Others 20
NOR Norfloxacine Fluoroquinolone 5
OA Oxolinic acid 1st generation quinolones 10
OFX/ OFL/ OF Ofloxacin Fluoroquinolone 5
OT Oxytetracycline Tetracyclines 30 UI
OX/ OXA/ OXS Oxacillin Penicillins 1 ou 5
P/ PEN/ PV/ PG Penicillin G Penicillins 6
PEF/ PF /PE Pefloxacin Fluoroquinolone 5
PI Pipemidic acid 1st generation quinolones 20
PIP/ PI / PP/ PRL* Piperacillin Penicillins 75
PR/ PT/ PRI Pristinamycin Streptogramins 15
RA/ RIM/ RAM/ RIF/ RI/ RI Rifampicin Others 30
S/ STR*/ STS* Streptomycin Aminoglycosides 10
SP Spiramycin Macrolides 100
SPT/ SPE/ SC/ SP Spectinomycin Aminoglycosides 100
SPX / SPA/ SO/ Sfx Sparfloxacin Fluoroquinolone 5


Antibiotics list and abbreviations
Abbreviations Antibiotic Family Disc load (µg)
SSS / S3 / SF* Sulfonamides Sulfonamides-Trimethoprim 200
STR*/ STH / ST2000 High Level Streptomycin Aminoglycosides 500
SXT/ 'T/S'/ TS/ COT Trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole Sulfonamides-Trimethoprim 1,25/23,75
TCC / TIM/ Tim/ 'T/C' Ticarcilline + clavulanic acid Carboxypenicillins 75/10
TE/ TET/ TC/ TCY Tetracycline Tetracycline 30
TEC/ TPN/ TEI/ TP/ TPL Teicoplanin Glycopeptides 30
TIC /TI /TC Ticarcillin Carboxypenicillins 75
TIL Tilmicosin Aminoglycosides 15
TIO Ceftiofur 3rd generation cephalosporin 30
TM/ TOB/ M/ NN Tobramycin Aminoglycosides 10
TMP/ T/ TR/ W Trimethoprim Sulfonamides-Trimethoprim 5
TZP/TAZ Piperacillin + tazobactam Penicillins 75/10
UB Flumequine 1st generation quinolones 30
VA/VAN Vancomycin Glycopeptides 30