Accuracy of identification and susceptibility results by direct inoculation of Vitek 2 cards from positive BACTEC cultures

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 892-898

  Kerremans, J J ^a   Goessens, W H F ^a   Verbrugh, H A ^a   Vos, M C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FOSFOMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; LINCOMYCIN; MEROPENEM; MINOCYCLINE; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN; PRISTINAMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INOCULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SALMONELLA;

EID: 12144251588     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1247-9     Document Type: Article

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