Validation of the automated reading and incubation system with sensititre plates for antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1951-1956

  Chapin, Kimberle C ^a   Musgnug, Michael C ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NITROFURANTOIN; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED INCUBATION AND READING SYSTEM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DILUTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; SUSPENSION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AUTOMATION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; QUALITY CONTROL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038629036     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.5.1951-1956.2003     Document Type: Article

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