Antimicrobial abbreviations

Per Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy guidelines

Antibiotics

Antibiotic	Abbreviation
arbekacin	ABK
amikacin	AMK
amoxicillin	AMX
amoxicillin-clavulanic acid	AMC
ampicillin	AMP
ampicillin-sulbactam	SAM
apramycin	APR
azithromycin	AZM
azlocillin	AZL
aztreonam	ATM
bezlotoxumab	BEZ
carbenicillin	CAR
cefaclor	CEC
cefadroxil	CFR
cefamandole	FAM
cefazolin	CFZ
cefdinir	CDR
cefditoren	CDN
cefepime	FEP
cefetamet	FET
cefiderocol	FDC
cefixime	CFM
cefmetazole	CMZ
cefonicid	CID
cefoperazone	CFP
cefotaxime	CTX
cefotetan	CTT
cefoxitin	FOX
cefpodoxime	CPD
cefprozil	CPR
ceftaroline	CPT
ceftazidime	CAZ
ceftazidime-avibactam	CZA
ceftibuten	CTB
ceftizoxime	ZOX
ceftobiprole	BPR
ceftolozane-tazobactam	C/T
ceftriaxone	CRO
cefuroxime (axetil or sodium)	CXM
cephalexin	LEX
cephalothin	CEF
cephapirin	HAP
cephradine	RAD
chloramphenicol	CHL
cinoxacin	CIN
ciprofloxacin	CIP
clarithromycin	CLR
clindamycin	CLI
colistin	CST
dalbavancin	DAL
daptomycin	DAP
delafloxacin	DLX
dicloxacillin	DCX
dirithromycin	DTM
doripenem	DOR
doxycycline	DOX
enoxacin	ENX
eravacycline	ERV
ertapenem	ETP
erythromycin	ERY
fleroxacin	FLE
fosfomycin	FOF
fusidic acid	FA
gatifloxacin	GAT
gentamicin	GEN
grepafloxacin	GRX
iclaprim	ICL
imipenem	IPM
imipenem-relebactam	I-R
kanamycin	KAN
lefamulin	LEF
levofloxacin	LVX
linezolid	LZD
lomefloxacin	LOM
loracarbef	LOR
meropenem	MEM
meropenem-vaborbactam	MVB
methicillin	MET
metronidazole	MTZ
mezlocillin	MEZ
minocycline	MIN
moxalactam	MOX
moxifloxacin	MXF
nafcillin	NAF
nalidixic acid	NAL
neomycin	NEO
netilmicin	NET
nitrofurantoin	NIT
norfloxacin	NOR
ofloxacin	OFX
omadacycline	OMC
oritavancin	ORI
oxacillin	OXA
penicillin	PEN
piperacillin	PIP
piperacillin-tazobactam	TZP
plazomicin	PLZ
polymyxin B	PMB
quinupristin-dalfopristin (Synercid)	Q-D
rifabutin	RFB
rifampin	RIF
rifapentine	RFP
sparfloxacin	SPX
spectinomycin	SPT
streptomycin	STR
tedizolid	TZD
teicoplanin	TEC
telavancin	TLV
telithromycin	TEL
tetracycline	TET
ticarcillin	TIC
ticarcillin-clavulanic acid	TIM
tigecycline	TGC
tobramycin	TOB
trimethoprim	TMP
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole	SXT
trovafloxacin	TVA
vancomycin	VAN

β-lactamase inhibitors

β-lactamase inhibitor	Abbr
avibactam	AVI
clavulanic acid	CLA
relebactam	REL
sulbactam	SUL
tazobactam	TZB
vaborbactam	VAB

Antifungals

Antifungal	Abbr
amphotericin B	AMB
anidulafungin	AFG
caspofungin	CAS
clotrimazole	CLT
flucytosine	5FC
fluconazole	FLC
isavuconazole	ISA
itraconazole	ITC
ketoconazole	KTC
micafungin	MFG
nystatin	NYT
posaconazole	POS
terbinafine	TRB
valganciclovir	VAL
voriconazole	VRC

Antivirals

Antiviral	Abbr
abacavir	ABC
acyclovir	ACV
adefovir dipivoxil	ADV
amantadine	AMT
amprenavir	APV
asunaprevir	ASV
atazanavir	ATV
beclabuvir	BCV
boceprevir	BOC
brivudine	BVDU
cidofovir	CDV
cobicistat	COBI
daclatasvir	DCV
darunavir	DRV
dasabuvir	DAS
delavirdine	DLV
didanosine	ddI
dolutegravir	DTG
efavirenz	EFV
elbasvir	EBR
elvitegravir	EVG
emtricitabine	FTC
enfuvirtide	EFV
entecavir	ETV
etravirine	ETR
famciclovir	FCV
favipiravir	FPV
fomivirsen	FMV
fosamprenavir	FPV
foscarnet	PFA
ganciclovir	GCV
grazoprevir	GZR
idoxuridine	IDU
imiquimod	IQM
indinavir	IDV
interferon alfa	IFNα
interferon alfacon 1	CIFN
lamivudine	3TC
laninamivir octanoate	LO
ledipasvir	LDV
lopinavir	LPV
lopinavir-ritonavir	LPV/r
maraviroc	MVC
nelfinavir	NFV
nevirapine	NVP
ombitasvir	OBV
oseltamivir	OTV
palivizumab	PZ
paritaprevir	PTV
pegylated interferon alfa	PegIFNα
penciclovir	PCV
peramivir	PRV
podofilox	PDX
raltegravir	RAL
RSV immune globulin, intravenous	RSV-IGIV
ribavirin	RBV
rilpivirine	RPV
rimantadine	RIM
ritonavir	RTV
saquinavir	SQV
simeprevir	SMV
sinecatechins	SINE
sofosbuvir	SOF
stavudine	d4T
telaprevir	TVR
telbivudine	LdT
tenofovir alafenamide	TAF
tenofovir disoproxil fumarate	TDF
tipranavir	TPV
trifluridine	TFT
valacyclovir	VACV
valganciclovir	VGCV
vaniprevir	VPV
varicella-zoster immunoglobulin	VZIG
varicella-zoster immune globulin	VariZIG
velpatasvir	VEL
vidarabine	VDR
zalcitabine	ddC
zanamivir	ZAN
zidovudine	AZT

Antimycobacterials

Antimycobacterial	Abbr
bedaquiline	BDQ
capreomycin	CAP
clofazimine	CLO
D-cycloserine	DCS
delamanid	DMD
ethambutol	EMB
ethionamide	ETO
isoniazid	INH
para-aminosalicylic acid	PAS
prothionamide	PTO
pyrazinamide	PZA