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