Table 1.
Test range of antibiotic concentrations and interpretation criteria for C. jejuni and C. coli
| Class | Antimicrobial | Cut-off # (µg ml−1) |
Range of test
concentrations |
Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum (µg ml−1) |
Maximum (µg ml−1) |
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| Aminoglycoside | GEN | 1*/2** | 0.125 | 16 | 2007/516/EG |
| STR | 2*/4** | 1 | 16 | 2007/516/EG | |
| (Fluoro-)quinolone | NAL | 16*/32** | 2 | 64 | EUCAST |
| CIP | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 2007/516/EG | |
| Tetracycline | TET | 2 | 0.25 | 16 | 2007/516/EG |
| Macrolide | ERY | 4*/16** | 0.5 | 32 | 2007/516/EG |
| Phenicol | CHL | 16 | 2 | 32 | EUCAST |
| *C. jejuni, **C. coli cut-off values were defined according to the European decision 2007/516/EG or according to EUCAST (www.eucast.org). CIP, ciprofloxacin; NAL, nalidixic acid; TET, tetracycline; STR, streptomycin; ERY, erythromycin; CHL, chloramphenicol; GEN, gentamicin; #, values higher than the cut-off value indicate resistance. | |||||