Fusidic acid disk diffusion testing of Clostridium difficile can be calibrated using single-strain regression analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 633-636

  Oppenheimer, M ^a   Kronvall, G ^a   Karlsson, I ^a   Holst, E ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSIDIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DRUG SCREENING; LABORATORY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; SWEDEN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; FUSIDIC ACID; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034521013     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655400459540     Document Type: Article

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