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. 2021 Jul 15;22(7):533–547. doi: 10.1631/jzus.B2000602

Table 1.

Antimicrobial resistance criteria for inhibitory results against six antibiotics

Drug sensitivity test paper

Drug content of paper

(μg/tablet)

Judgment standard of inhibition zone diameter (mm)
R I S
Cephalexin 30 ≤14 15‒17 ≥18
Tetracycline 30 ≤14 15‒18 ≥19
Erythromycin 15 ≤13 14‒22 ≥23
Vancomycin 30 ≤11 12‒14 ≥15
Streptomycin 10 ≤11 12‒14 ≥15
Gentamicin 10 ≤12 13‒14 ≥15

R: resistant to antibiotics; I: moderately sensitive to antibiotics; S: sensitive to antibiotics.