Reliability of disc diffusion susceptibility testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae and adjustment of laboratory-specific breakpoints

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-26

  Manninen, Raija ^a,b   Leinonen, Maija ^a   Huovinen, Pentti ^a   Nissinen, Antti ^c   Ahonen, Esa ^d   Eerola, Erkki ^b   Eskola, Jussi ^e   Hirvonen, Pirkko ^c   Jägerroos, Henrik ^f   Järvinen, Helinä ^a   Katila, Marja Leena ^g   Kauppinen, Maritta ^h   Klossner, Marja Liisa ⁱ   Kontiainen, Sirkka ^e   Korpela, Jukka ^j   Koskela, Markku ^k   Kostiala Thompson, Anja ^l   Kärkkäinen, Päivi ^m   Lantto, Kaarina ⁿ   Larinkari, Ulla ^o   Lehtonen, Olli Pekka ^p   Liimatainen, Oili ^q   Oinonen, Sinikka ^r   Pietarinen, Ilmo ⁿ   Renkonen, Olli Veikko ^s   Sarkkinen, Hannu ^t   Schauman, Kristiina ^u   Sivonen, Aulikki ^s   Vaara, Martti ^s   Vikberg, Veli ^v   more..

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Turku University   (Finland)

^c Central Finland Health Care District   (Finland)

^d KAINUU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e Aurora Hospital   (Finland)

^f Central Hospital of Lappi   (France)

^g KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^h Etela Karjalan Keskussairaala   (Finland)

ⁱ SATAKUNTA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^j PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^k OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^l JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^m MIKKELI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

ⁿ OULU DEACONESS INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^o KYMENLAAKSO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^p TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^q TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^r SEINÄJOKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^s UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^t Pohjois Karjala Central Hospital   (Finland)

^u Helsinki Deaconess Institute   (Finland)

^v KANTA HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIFFUSION; LABORATORY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ERYTHROMYCIN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXACILLIN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TETRACYCLINES; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 0031883794     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/41.1.19     Document Type: Article

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