Table I.
Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)a breakpoints
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Antimicrobial | Codes | Susceptible ≤ μg/mL | Intermediate = μg/mL | Resistant ≥ μ/mL | |
I | Ciprofloxacin | CIP | 1 | 2 | 4 |
II | Azithromycin | AZM | 0.25 | 2 | |
Clindamycin | CLI | 0.5 | 2 | 4 | |
Erythromycin | ERY | 0.5 | 4 | 8 | |
Nalidixic acid | NAL | 4 | 16 | 32 | |
III | Ampicillin | AMP | 8 | 16 | 32 |
Chloramphenicol | CHL | 8 | 16 | 32 | |
Gentamicin | GEN | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
Streptomycin | STR | 32 | 64 | ||
Tetracycline | TCY | 4 | 8 | 16 |
Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) specified by the CLSI standards.