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Subject Title: Appendix XIII
Antimicrobial Abbreviations
Original Date: January 10, 2000
Revision Date: November 21, 2005

APPENDIX XIII Antimicrobial Abbreviations

Abbrevaitions - Antimicrobial Disks
ANTIMICROBIAL
Amikacin
Amoxacillin/Clavulanic Acid
Ampicillin
Aztreonam
Cefazolin
Cefepime
Cefixime
Cefotaxime
Cefotetan
Cefoxitin
Ceftazidime
Ceftriaxone
Cefuroxime
Cephalothin
Cefpodoxime
Chloramphenicol
Ciprofloxacin
Clarithromycin
Clindamycin
Colistin
Cotrimoxazole
Erythromycin
Fusidic Acid
Gentamicin
Imipenem
Levofloxacin
Meropenem
Metronidazole
Minocycline
Mupirocin
Nalidixic Acid
Nitrofurantoin
Norfloxacin
Novobiocin

DISK (Manufacturer)
AK
(Oxoid)
AMC
AMP (Oxoid)
ATM
KZ
(Oxoid)
FEP
CFM
CTX
CTT (Gen. Diag.)
FOX (Oxoid)
CAZ (Oxoid)
CRO (Oxoid)
CXM
KF
CPD
C
CIP (Oxoid)
CLR
DA
(Oxoid)
CT
SXT (Oxoid)
E
(Oxoid)
FD
CN
(Oxoid)
IPM (Difco)
LVX
MEM
MTZ (Oxoid)
MH
MUP
NA
F
(Oxoid)
NOR (BBL or Difco)
NV

Concentration (? g)
30
30
10
30
30
30
5
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
10
30
5
15
2
10
15
10
10
10
5
10
30
5
30
300
10
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ANTIMICROBIAL
Oxacillin
Penicillin
Piperacillin
Pipercillin/Tazobactam
Rifampin
Teicoplanin
Tetracycline
Timentin
Tobramycin
Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole
Vancomycin

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DISK (Manufacturer)
OX
(Oxoid)
P
(Oxoid)
PRL (Oxoid)
TZP
RA
TE
TE
(Oxoid)
TIM
TOB (Oxoid)
SXT
VA
(Oxoid)

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Concentration (? g)
1
10
100
110
5
30
30
85
10
30

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Abbreviations E-Test Strips

ANTIMICROBIAL
Amikacin
Ampicillin
Azithromycin
Cefotaxime
Cefotetan
Cefoxitin
Ceftazidime
Ceftriaxone (For CHC Pneumo)
Cefuroxime
Cephalotin
Chloremphenicol
Ciprofloxacin
Clarithromycin
Clindamycin
Colistin
Doxycycline
Erythromycin
Fusidic Acid
Gentamycin (Low Level)
High Level Gentamicin
Imipenem
Metronidazole
Mupirocin
Oxacillin
Penicillin
Pipercillin
Pipercillin/Tazobactam
Polymyxin B
Streptomycin (High Level)
Teicoplanin
Tetracycline
Vancomycin

ABBREVIATION
AK
AM
AZ
CT
CN
FX
TZ
TX
XM
CE
CL
CI
CH
CM
CO
DC
EM
GM
GM
IP
MZ
MU
OX
PG
PP
PTC
PO
SM

VA

CONCENTRATION (? g)
30
30
30
100
100
100
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
100
30
30
30
30
30
30
100
100
30
100
100
30
30
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30
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Abbreviations LIS (Soft Computer Corporation)

ANTIMICROBIAL

ABBREVIATION
an
amx
amc
am
ama
azi
azm
blac
beta
cb
ccl
cm
cz
cpo
cfm
tax
cte
fox
cpd
cpod
cpodc
taz
zox
ctr
roxh
roxa
rox
cf
C
cip
clar
cla
cflox
cc
clx
ct
dalfo
dx
dzone

Amikacin
Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin / Clavalanic Acid
Ampicillin
Ampicillin / Sulbactam
Azithromicin
Aztreonam
?eta-lactamase
?-lactamase
Carbenicillin
Cefaclor
Cefamandole
Cefazolin
Cefipime
Cefixime
Cefotaxime
Cefotetan
Cefoxitin
Cefpodoxime
Cefpodoxime
Cefpodoxime / Clavulanic Acid
Ceftazidime
Ceftizoxime
Ceftriaxone
Cefuroxime
Cefuroxime Axetil
Cefuroxime-sodium
Cephalothin
Chloramphenicol
Ciprofloxacin
Clarif loxacin
Clarithromycin
Clinafloxacin
Clindamycin
Cloxacillin
Colistin
Dalfopristin
Doxycycline
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ANTIMICROBIAL
Erythromycin
ESBL Potentiation
Everninomycin
Fusidic Acid
Gatifloxacin
Gentamicin
Gentamicin 2000
Gentamicin 500
Imipenem
Kanamycin
Levofloxacin
Linezonomycin
Meropenem
Metromidazole
Mezlocillin
Minocycline
Mupirocin
Nalidixic Acid
Netilmicin
Nitrofurantoin
Norfloxacin
Ofloxacin
Oxacillin
Penicillin
Piperacillin
Pipercillin / Tazobactam
Polymyxin B
Pristinamycin
Ramoplanin
Rifampin
Streptomycin
Streptomycin 2000
Sulfisoxazole
Synercid
Teicoplanin
Tetracycline
Ticarcillin
Ticarcillin/Clavulanic Acid

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ABBREVIATION
e
esbinh
ever
fa
gat
gm
gm2000
gm500
imi
k
lev
linezo
mem
mtz
mz
mn
mup
na
net
fd
nor
ofx
ox
peng
pip
tzp
pb
pris
ramo
rif
strep
st2000
sox
suncd
tei
tet
tic
tcc

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ANTIMICROBIAL
Tobramycin
Trimethoprim
Trimothoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Vancomycin

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ABBREVIATION
tob
tmp
sxt
va

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