Antibiotic resistance and molecular characterization of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and non-typhoidal Salmonella strains isolated from infections in Southwest China

Table 1 Performance standards for diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and non-typhoidal Salmonella to antimicrobial susceptibility testing conducted in the study

Antibiotics	Resistant (cm)	Intermediate (cm)	Susceptible (cm)
AMP	≤13	14–16	≥17
AMC	≤13	14–17	≥18
CEP	≤14	15–17	≥18
CTX	≤22	23–25	≥26
GEN	≤13	13–14	≥15
NAL	≤13	14–18	≥19
CIP	≤11	16–20	≥21
TCY	≤12	12–14	≥15
REP	≤14	15–16	≥17
SXT	≤10	11–15	≥16

Notes: 1: AMP Ampicillin, AMC Amoxicillin and Clavulafiate, CEP Cephalothin, CTX Cefotaxime, GEN Gentamicin, NAL Nalidixic acid, CIP Ciprofloxacin, TCY Tetracycline, REP Rifampicin, SXT Sulfamethoxazole–Trimethoprim.2: Performance standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing conducted in the study was complied with the twenty–third informational supplement from clinical and laboratory standards institute (CLSI). 3: Centimeter (cm), Resistant (R), Intermediate (I), Susceptible (S)

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