Comparison and evaluation of Osiris and Sirscan 2000 antimicrobial susceptibility systems in the clinical microbiology laboratory

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 3627-3630

  Nijs, A ^a   Cartuyvels, R ^a   Mewis, A ^a   Peeters, V ^a   Rummens, J L ^a   Magerman, K ^a,b  

^a Virga Jesseziekenhuis ^*  (Belgium)

^b Klinisch Laboratorium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOSFOMYCIN; MEROPENEM; NETILMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; STANDARD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ACINETOBACTER; AGAR; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUTOMATION; BACILLUS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC BACTERIA; KLEBSIELLA; LABORATORIES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0042524403     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3627-3630.2003     Document Type: Article

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