Antimicrobial susceptibility testing in European hospitals: Report from the ARPAC study

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1185-1192

  Mackenzie, F M ^a   Bruce, J ^b   Van Looveren, M ^c   Cornaglia, G ^d   Gould, I M ^a   Goossens, H ^c,e   Struelens, M J ^f   Towner, K J ^f   van der Meer, J ^f   Krcmery, V ^f   Cookson, B ^f   van den Broek, P ^f   Dijshoorn, L ^f   Vila, J ^f   Monnet, D ^f   Mollison, J ^f   Wagner, D ^f   Voss, A ^f  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing; ARPAC study; Detection; European hospitals; MRSA; VRE

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGAR MEDIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; EUROPE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33751110209     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01549.x     Document Type: Article

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