Antimicrobial Abbreviations v7 20220120

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AMIKACIN AMI

AMOXICILLIN AMO
AMOXICILLIN-CLAVULANIC ACID AMC
AMPICILLIN AMP
AMPICILLIN-SULBACTAM AMS
APRAMYCIN APR
AVIBACTAM AVI
AZITHROMYCIN AZI
AZTREONAM AZT
BENAPENEM BEA
BENZYLPENICILLIN BEN
CEFACLOR CCL
CEFADROXIL CDR
CEFALEXIN CLE
CEFAZOLIN CZO
CEFEPIME CEP
CEFEPIME/ENMETAZOBACTAM CEE
CEFEPIME/TAZOBACTAM+ CET
CEFEPIME/ZIDEBACTAM* CEZ
CEFIDEROCOL CID
CEFIXIME CIX
CEFOPERAZONE CPE
CEFOPERAZONE-SULBACTAM CPS
CEFOTAXIME CTA
CEFOXITIN CXI
CEFPODOXIME CPO
CEFTAROLINE CTL
CEFTAZIDIME CTZ
CEFTAZIDIME/AVIBACTAM CTV
CEFTIBUTEN CTI
CEFTIOFUR CTF
CEFTOBIPROLE CTO
CEFTOLOZANE CTN
CEFTOLOZANE/TAZOBACTAM CTT
CEFTRIAXONE CTR
CEFUROXIME CUR
CHLORAMPHENICOL CHL
CIPROFLOXACIN CIP
CLARITHROMYCIN CLA
CLAVULANIC ACID CLV
CLINDAMYCIN CLI
CLOXACILLIN CLO
COLISTIN COL
DALBAVANCIN DAL
DAPTOMYCIN DAP
DELAFLOXACIN DEL
DICLOXACILLIN DIC
DIFLOXACIN DIF
DORIPENEM DOR
DOXYCYLINE DOX
DURLOBACTAM DUR
ENMETAZOBACTAM* ENM
ENROFLOXACIN ENR
ERAVACYCLINE ERA
ERTAPENEM ERT
ERYTHROMYCIN ERY
FLORFENICOL FLO
FOSFOMYCIN FOS
FLUCLOXACILLIN FLU
FUSIDIC ACID FUS
GAMITHROMYCIN GAM
GEPOTIDACIN GEP
GENTAMICIN GEN
IMIPENEM IMI
IMIPENEM/RELEBACTAM IMR
KANAMYCIN KAN
LASCUFLOXACIN LAS
LATAMOXEF LAT
LEFAMULIN* LEF
LEVOFLOXACIN LEV
LEVONADIFLOXACIN LEO
LINEZOLID LIN
MARBOFLOXACIN MAR
MEROPENEM MER
MEROPENEM/VABORBACTAM MEV
MECILLINAM MEC
METHICILLIN MEH
METRONIDAZOLE MET
MINOCYCLINE MIN
MOXIFLOXACIN MOX
MUPIROCIN MUP
NACUBACTAM NAC
NAFITHROMYCIN NAF
NALIDIXIC ACID NAL
NETILMICIN NET
NITROFURANTOIN NIT
NORFLOXACIN NOR
NORVANCOMYCIN NOA
NOVOBIOCIN NOV
OFLOXACIN OFL
OMADACYCLINE OMA
ORBIFLOXACIN ORB
ORITAVANCIN ORI
OXACILLIN OXA
OXYTETRACYCLINE OXY
PEFLOXACIN PEF
PHENOXYMETHYPENICILLIN PHE
PHENETHICILLIN PHN
PIPEMIDIC ACID PIE
PIPERACILLIN PIP
PIPERACILLIN/TAZOBACTAM PIT
PIRLIMYCIN PIR
PLAZOMICIN PLA
PRADOFLOXACIN PRA
QUINUPRISTIN/DALFOPRISTIN QUD
RELEBACTAM REL
RETAPAMULIN RET
RIFAMPICIN RIF
ROXITHROMYCIN ROX
SOLITHROMYCIN SOL
SPECTINOMYCIN SPE
STREPTOMYCIN STR
SULOPENEM SUO
SULBACTAM SUL
SULBACTAM-DURLOBACTAM SUD
SULFISOXAZOLE SIS
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE SME
SULFATHIAZOLE STH
TANIBORBACTAM TAN
TAZOBACTAM TAZ
TEBIPENEM TEB
TEDIZOLID TED
TEICOPLANIN TEI
TELAVANCIN TEL
TELITHROMYCIN TEH
TETRACYCLINE TET
TIAMULIN TIA
TICARCILLIN TIC
TICARCILLIN-CLAVULANATE TIL
TIGECYCLINE TIG
TILDIPIROSIN TID
TILMICOSIN TIM
TOBRAMYCIN TOB
TRIMETHOPRIM TRI
TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE TRS
TULATHROMYCIN TUL
VABORBACTAM VAB
VALNEMULIN VAL
VANCOMYCIN VAN
Method for selection of a unique three-letter code
1 Use the first three letters of the generic name
2 Where this results in a clash, choose the next letter after the first two of the less common
3 For combination agents, including beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations, use the first two
4 Cephalosporins: Start with "C", remove the rest of the stem from the list below, and add t
5 Sulfonamides: Start with "S", remove the rest of the stem from the list below, and add the

CEPHALOSPORIN STEMS SULFONAMIDE STEMS


EF EPH SULF SULFA
EFA EPHA SULPH SULPHA
EFO EPHO
t two of the less commonly used agent that does not result in a clash; e.g CLArithromycin --> CLA, CLaVulanic acid
binations, use the first two letters of the code of first agent and the first letter of the second agent, using Rule 2 if nec
m the list below, and add the next two letters, using Rule 2 if necessary; e.g. CefaCLor --> CCL, CefTaroLine –>CTL
he list below, and add the next two letters, using Rule 2 if necessary; e.g. SulfISoxazole --> SIS
> CLA, CLaVulanic acid --> CLV
gent, using Rule 2 if necessary; e.g. AMoxicillin-Clavulanate --> AMC; TRimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole --> TRS; if a
CL, CefTaroLine –>CTL
methoxazole --> TRS; if a clash results, apply rule 2 e.g. TICarcillin -->TIC, TIcarcillin-cLavulanate --> TIL
anate --> TIL

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