Calibration of fusidic acid disk diffusion susceptibility testing of Staphylococcus aureus

APMIS

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 690-696

  Olsson Liljequist, Barbro ^a   Kõljalg, Siiri ^b   Karlsson, Inga ^c   Kronvall, Göran ^c  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility test; Disc diffusion test; Disc test calibration; Fusidic acid; Zone breakpoints

Indexed keywords

FUSIDIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIFFUSION; HISTOGRAM; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FUSIDIC ACID; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036818702     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0463.2002.1101002.x     Document Type: Article

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