Evaluation of the Vitek 2 system for susceptibility testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 618-622

  Goessens, W H F ^a   Lemmens den Toom, N ^a   Hageman, J ^a   Hermans, P W M ^a   Sluijter, M ^a   De Groot, R ^a   Verbrugh, H A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; OFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033832699     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960000332     Document Type: Article

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