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Table 1 Antibiotics and amount impregnated per disk for MRSA, Enterococcus spp. and other Enterobacteriaceae

From: Association of antimicrobial resistance and gut microbiota composition in human and non-human primates at an urban ecotourism site

Antibiotic

Disc potency (µg)

Inhibition zone diameter (mm)

R

I

S

MRSA

 Oxacillin

1

 ≤ 17

–

 ≥ 18

 Tetracycline

30

 ≤ 14

15–18

 ≥ 19

 Linezolid

30

–

–

 ≥ 21

 Cefoxitin

30

 ≤ 24

–

 ≥ 25

 Vancomycin

30

–

–

 ≥ 15

Enterococcus spp.

 Penicillin

10 units

 ≤ 14

–

 ≥ 15

 Ampicillin

10

 ≤ 16

–

 ≥ 17

 Linezolid

30

 ≤ 20

21–22

 ≥ 23

 Tetracycline

30

 ≤ 14

15–18

 ≥ 19

 Vancomycin

30

 ≤ 14

15–16

 ≥ 17

Other Enterobacteriaceae

 Cefazolin

30

 ≤ 14

15–17

 ≥ 18

 Ceftazidime

30

 ≤ 14

15–17

 ≥ 18

 Ampicillin

10

 ≤ 13

14–16

 ≥ 17

 Gentamicin

10

 ≤ 12

13–14

 ≥ 15

 Tetracycline

30

 ≤ 11

12–14

 ≥ 15

  1. R Resistant, I Intermediate, S Susceptible (CLSI, 2018)