From NCCLS although there are two formulations for cefuroxime, one for parenteral and one for oral administration, there is only one disk for laboratory testing. However, Different interpretive criteria were developed based on the different pharmacodynamic/pharmacokinetic data and clinical indications for the two formulations.
status
ACTIVE
Fully-Specified Name
component
Cefuroxime
property
Susc = Susceptibility
time
Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
system
Isolate
scale
OrdQn = Quantitative or Ordinal: Test can be reported as either Ord or Qn, e.g., an antimicrobial susceptibility that can be reported as resistant, intermediate, susceptible or as the mm diameter of the inhibition zone. We discourage the use of OrdQn in other circumstances.
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