Concentration ranges of antimicrobial susceptibility testing and acceptable ranges of quality control strains as suggested by ISO guideline.
Antimicrobial agent | Conc. range (μg/ml) | Quality control parameters | |||
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Ampicillin | 0.032 to 16 | 0.25 to 1 | 0.5 to 2 | 0.25 to 2 | 0.12 to 1 |
Chloramphenicol | 0.125 to 64 | 0.5 to 4 | 2 to 8 | 4 to 16 | 2 to 16 |
Clindamycin | 0.032 to 16 | 0.03 to 0.12 | 0.06 to 0.25 | 0.5 to 4 | 0.25 to 1 |
Erythromycin | 0.016 to 8 | 0.03 to 0.25 | 0.06 to 0.5 | 0.25 to 2 | 0.12 to 0.5 |
Gentamicin | 0.5 to 256 | 4 to 32 | 1 to 4 | ─ | 0.5 to 2 |
Kanamycin | 2 to 1024 | 64 to 512 | 16 to 64 | ─ | 2 to 8 |
Streptomycin | 0.5 to 256 | 8 to 64 | 8 to 32 | ─ | 2 to 16 |
Tetracycline | 0.125 to 64 | 0.5 to 2 | 1 to 4 | 8 to 32 | 0.5 to 2 |
Vancomycin | 0.25 to 128 | 0.5 to 2 | ─ | ─ | 0.25 to 1 |