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Cefoxitin - Injection products

Exceptions or additions to the recognized standards

	Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (mcg/mL)			Disk Diffusion^a (zone diameter in mm)
Pathogen	S	I	R	S	I	R
Enterobacterales	≤4	8	≥16	-	-	-
Anaerobes	≤4	8	≥16	-	-	-

S = Susceptible; I = Intermediate; R = Resistant
Susceptibility interpretive criteria for microorganisms are based on a dosing regimen of 2 grams every 6 hours
^a30 mcg cefoxitin disk

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