Determination of the real standard distribution of susceptible strains in zone histograms

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-13

  Kronvall, Göran ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility testing; Interpretive breakpoints; NRI; Resistance surveillance; Zone histograms

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AUTOANALYSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HISTOGRAM; INOCULATION; LABORATORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0038385265     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(03)00107-9     Document Type: Article

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