Comparison of disc diffusion & E test methods with agar dilution for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Haemophilus influenzae

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 117, Issue FEB., 2003, Pages 81-87

  Manoharan, Anand ^a   Pai, Rekha ^a   Shankar, V ^a   Thomas, Kurien ^a   Lalitha, M K ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Agar dilution; Disc diffusion; E test; Haemophilus influenzae; Haemophilus test medium; MIC

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY; SCREENING; TEST STRIP;

AGAR; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DIFFUSION; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0042525985     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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