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. 2016 Sep 1;10(9):DC15–DC18. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/19968.8535

[Table/Fig-2]:

Colistin susceptibility criteria / breakpoints [11,12].

Parameter Sensitive Intermediate Sensitive Resistant
Zone Diameters by Kirby-
Bauer’s Disk Diffusion
method §
≥14 mm 13 mm ≤12 mm
MIC values by VITEK
automated systems||
≤2 μg/mL - ≥4 μg/mL

§ Galani et al., [12] ||according to CLSI guidelines 2015 [11]