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. 2018 Apr 30;146(8):991–1002. doi: 10.1017/S0950268818000833

Table 2.

Antimicrobial descriptions, classes and resistance breakpoints for Salmonella enterica [24, 25]

Antimicrobial Abbrev Description Breakpoint (mg/dl) Drug class
Ampicillin AMP Aminopenicilln ⩾32 β-lactams (βL)
Amoxicllin + Clav. acid AMC Augmented aminopenicillin ⩾32
Ceftriaxone AXO Third-generation cephalosporin ⩾4
Cefoxitin FOX Cephamycin ⩾32
Ceftiofur TIO Third-generation cephalosporin ⩾8
Streptomycin STR Aminoglycoside ⩾64 Aminoglycosides (AG)
Gentamicin GEN Aminoglycoside ⩾16
Kanamycin KAN Aminoglycoside ⩾64
Nalidixic acid NAL Quinolone ⩾32 Fluoroquinolones (FQ)
Ciprofloxacin CIP Fluoroquinolone ⩾1
Sulfisoxazole FIS Sulfonimide monodrug ⩾512 Folate pathway inhibitor (FPI)
Trimethoprim + Sulfamethoxazole COT Augmented sulfonamide ⩾4
Tetracycline TET Tetracycline ⩾16 Tetracycline (TC)
Chloramphenicol CHL Phenicol ⩾32 Phenicol (Ph)
Azithromycin AZI Azalide ⩾16 Macrolide (MLS)