General Notes
Please review the rapid diagnostics page for helpful guidance on empiric pathogen directed anti-infectives for adults and pediatrics.
Antibiogram Notes:
- Susceptible implies that an infection due to the microorganism may be appropriately treated with the dosage of antimicrobial agent recommended for that type of infection and infecting species, unless otherwise contraindicated.
- Numbers highlighted (yellow) in tables represent a decrease in percent susceptibility of greater than or equal to 10% compared to previous year.
- MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) is the lowest concentration of a drug which will inhibit growth of a microorganism in vitro.
AMK=amikacin AMP=ampicillin AMP/SUL=ampicillin/sulbactam AMX/CLV=amoxicillin/clavulanate CAZ=ceftazidime CFR=cefuroxime CFX=cefoxitin CFZ=cefazolin CIP=ciprofloxacin CLI=clindamycin CTX=ceftriaxone CPM=cefepime ERY=erythromycin GEN=gentamicin IMP=imipenem MER=meropenem MET=metronidazole MXF=moxifloxacin NAF=nafcillin NTF=nitrofurantoin PCN=penicillin PIP/TAZ=piperacillin-tazobactam TOB=tobramycin T-S=trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole VAN=vancomycin
NT=not tested