Table I.
Antibiotic | Brand name (Supplier) | Quantification | Disk Diffusion |
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Penicillins | |||
Amoxicillin | Clamoxyl (GlaxoSmithKline, Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Amoxicillin+clavulanate | Co-Amoxi-Mepha (Mepha Pharma, Basel, Switzerland) | S. aureus NCTC 12973 | |
Flucloxacillin | Floxapen (Actavis, Regensdorf, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Ticarcillin+clavulanate | Timentin (GlaxoSmithKline, Brentford, United Kingdom) | S. aureus NCTC 12973 | |
Temocillin | Negaban (Eumedica, Manage, Belgium) | E. coli NCTC 12241 | |
Piperacillin+tazobactam | Piperacillin Tazobactam (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Risch-Rotkreuz, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Cephalosporins | |||
Cefazolin | Kefzol (Teva Pharma, Basel, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Cefuroxime | Zinacef (GlaxoSmithKline, Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Cefotaxime | Claforan (Sanofi-Aventis, Vernier, Switzerland) | S. aureus NCTC 12973 | |
Ceftriaxone | Rocephin (Roche Pharma, Reinach, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Ceftazidime | Fortam (GlaxoSmithKline, Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Cefepime | Cefepime OrPha (OrPha Swiss, Küsnacht, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Carbapenems and monobactams | |||
Imipenem+cilastatin | Imipenem-Cilastatin Labatec (Labatec Pharma, Meyrin, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Meropenem | Meropenem Labatec (Labatec Pharma, Meyrin, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Ertapenem | Invanz (Merck & Co, Lucerne, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Aztreonam | Azactam (Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cham, Switzerland) | E. coli NCTC 12241 | |
Glycopeptides and lipopeptides | |||
Vancomycin | Vancocin (Teva Pharma, Basel, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Teicoplanin | Teicoplanin Labatec (Labatec Pharma, Meyrin, Switzerland) | S. aureus NCTC 12973 | |
Telavancin | Vibativ (Theravance, San Francisco, California) | S. aureus NCTC 12973 | |
Daptomycin | Cubicin (Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Aminoglycosides | |||
Amikacin | Amikin (Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cham, Switzerland) | FPIA | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Gentamicin | Gentamicin-MP (InfectoPharm, Heppenheim, Germany) | FPIA | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Tobramycin | Obracin (Teva Pharma, Basel, Switzerland) | FPIA | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Quinolones | |||
Ciprofloxacin | Ciproxine (Bayer, Zürich, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Levofloxacin | Tavanic (Sanofi-Aventis, Vernier, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Moxifloxacin | Avalox (Bayer, Zürich, Switzerland) | S. aureus NCTC 12973 | |
Macrolides and ketolides | |||
Erythromycin | Erythrocine (Pro Concepta, Zug, Switzerland) | S. aureus NCTC 12973 | |
Clarithromycin | Klacid (Abbott, Baar, Switzerland) | S. aureus NCTC 12973 | |
Azithromycin | Zithromax (Pfizer, Zürich, Switzerland) | S. aureus NCTC 12973 | |
Telithromycin | Ketek (Sanofi-Aventis, Vernier, Switzerland) | S. aureus NCTC 12973 | |
Tetracyclines and glycylcyclines | |||
Doxycycline | Vibravenös (Pfizer, Zürich, Switzerland) | S. aureus NCTC 12973 | |
Minocycline | Minac (Spirig Pharma, Egerkingen, Switzerland) | S. aureus NCTC 12973 | |
Various | |||
Rifampin | Rimactan (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Risch, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Clindamycin | Clindamycin (Sandoz) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Linezolid | Zyvoxid (Pfizer, Zürich, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | S. aureus NCTC 12973 |
Fusidic acid | Fucidin (Leo Pharmaceuticals, Regensdorf-Watt, Switzerland) | S. aureus NCTC 12973 | |
Trimethoprim with sulfamethoxazole | Bactrim (Roche Pharma, Reinach, Switzerland) | S. aureus NCTC 12973 | |
Colistimethate | Colistin (Forest Laboratories, Zürich, Switzerland) | LC-MS/MS | P. aeruginosa PAO1 |
LC-MS/MS, High-performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry; FPIA, fluorescence polarisation immunoassay; DD, disk diffusion; NCTC, national collection of type cultures.