Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:51-57. Introduction to the revised international guidelines on breakpoints for antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Aminopenicillins | Formulations/Infection types | Disk diffusion (mm) | MIC (µg/mL) | |||||
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S | I | R | S | I | R | |||
Ampicillin | IV | ≥14 | – | ≤13 | ≤8 | – | ≥16 | |
Oral/uUTI only | ||||||||
Ampicillin-sulbactam | IV | ≥14 | – | ≤13 | ≤8 | – | ≥16 | |
Oral/uUTI only | ||||||||
Amoxicillin | IV | ≤8 | – | ≥16 | ||||
Oral/cUTI | – | ≤8 | ≥16 | |||||
Oral/uUTI only | ≤8 | – | ≥16 | |||||
Oral/other indications | ≤8 | – | ≥16 | |||||
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid | IV | ≥19 | – | ≤18 | ≤8 | – | ≥16 | |
Oral/cUTI | ≥19 | – | ≤18 | – | ≤8 | ≥16 | ||
Oral/uUTI only | ≥17 | – | ≤16 | ≤32 | – | ≥64 | ||
Oral/other indications | ≥17 | – | ≤16 | ≤8 | – | ≥16 |
Abbreviations: EUCAST, the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing; MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; S, susceptible; I, intermediate; R, resistant; IV, intravenous; uUTI, uncomplicated urinary tract infection; cUTI, complicated urinary tract infection.