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