Antimicrobial abbreviations

Per Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy guidelines

Antibiotics

Antibiotic	Abbr
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
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-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
VZIG
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

Antibiotic	Abbr
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
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 inhibitor	Abbr
avibactam \| AVI
clavulanic acid \| CLA
relebactam \| REL
sulbactam \| SUL
tazobactam \| TZB
vaborbactam \| VAB

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

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-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
VZIG
VariZIG
velpatasvir \| VEL
vidarabine \| VDR
zalcitabine \| ddC
zanamivir \| ZAN
zidovudine \| AZT

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