Evaluation of the BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System for identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of common clinical isolates

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 250-254

  Liu, Z K ^a   Ling, T K ^a   Cheng, A F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

API system; BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System; Microbroth dilution method

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; MOXIFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DILUTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LABORATORY; MICROBIOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUTOANALYSIS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 20844452462     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085744     Document Type: Article

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