Validation of the NCCLS proposal to use results only from the first isolate of a species per patient in the calculation of susceptibility frequencies

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 965-969

  Shannon, K P ^a   French, G L ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

NCCLS proposal; Susceptibility frequencies

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BODY REGIONS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036927537     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkf225     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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