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. 2020 Apr 2;6:8. doi: 10.1186/s40813-020-00146-2

Table 1.

Concentrations and breakpoints of the antibiotic disks used for the disk diffusion method

Antibiotica Concentration (μg/mg) Breakpoint (mm) Referenceb
S R
Amoxicillin 25 ≥ 17 ≤ 13 CLSI M100; human [5]
Amoxicillin - clavulanic 30 ≥ 18 ≤ 13 CLSI M100; human [5]
Ceftiofur 30 ≥ 21 ≤ 17 CLSI VET08; cattle E. coli and swine Salmonella cholerasuis [6]
Colistin 50 ≥ 15 <  15 CA-SFM; veterinary [7]
Enrofloxacin 5 ≥ 23 ≤ 16 CLSI VET08; dog, cat and poultry [6]
Gentamicin 10 ≥ 16 ≤ 12 CLSI VET08; dog, horse [6]
Tetracycline 30 ≥ 15 ≤ 11 CLSI M100; human [5]

aAntibiotic disks: BBL™ brand. bCLSI veterinary breakpoints were preferably used. If not available, CLSI human or CA-SFM veterinary breakpoints were used