| Antimicrobial Agent | Abbreviations in the Reports | Abbreviations in This Work |
| Penicillins | ||
| Ampicillin | AM, AMP, A, Amp, Ap | AMP |
| β-Lactam/β-Lactamase inhibitor combinations | ||
| Amoxicillin/clavulanate | AUG, AMC, Amc, AC | AMC |
| Ampicillin-sulbactam | SAM, AS | SAM |
| Piperacillin-tazobactam | PPC-TAZ, TZP | TZP |
| Cephems | ||
| Cefazolin | CFZ, KZ, CZ, CF, CZD | CFZ |
| Cephalothin | CF, CEP, CEF, KF | CEP |
| Cefepime | CPM, FEP | FEP |
| Cefotaxime | CTX, TAX, CT | CTX |
| Ceftriaxone | AXO, CRO, Co, CTR | CRO |
| Cefoxitin | FOX | FOX |
| Cefuroxime | FUR, CXM | CXM |
| Ceftazidime | CAZ, CTZ, CF | CAZ |
| Cefoperazone | CFP | CFP |
| Cefaclor | CEC, CFC | CFC |
| Cefpodoxime | CPD | CPD |
| Monobactams | ||
| Aztreonam | ATM, AZT, AM | ATM |
| Ertapenem | ETP | ETP |
| Imipenem | IPM, IMP, IMI | IMI |
| Meropenem | MEM | MEM |
| Aminoglycosides | ||
| Gentamicin | GM, G, CN, GE, Gm, GN | GEN |
| Tobramycin | TOB, To | TOB |
| Amikacin | AMI, AM, AMK, AN, Ak | AMK |
| Kanamycin | KAN, K | KAN |
| Streptomycin | S, STR, SM, EST | STR |
| Fluoroquinolones | ||
| Ciprofloxacin | CIP, Cp, CI, CPF, CPX | CIP |
| Levofloxacin | Lvx | Lvx |
| Ofloxacin | OFX | OFX |
| Norfloxacin | NOR | NOR |
| Quinolones | ||
| Nalidixic acid | NA, NAL, Nx, N | NAL |
| Folate pathway inhibitors | ||
| Trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole | SXT, COT, ST, TMP—SLF, TS | SXT |
| Sulfonamides | SSS, SMX, sul, SUL, SMX | SUL |
| Trimethoprim | TMP, TRIM, TP, W | TMP |
| Phenicols | ||
| Chloramphenicol | C, CHL, CM, CLF, CLO, CRO | CHL |
| Nitrofurans | ||
| Nitrofurantoin | FT, NIT | NIT |
| Tetracyclines | ||
| Tetracycline | TE, TET, T, TCY | TET |