"All-in-one-plate" E-test and disk diffusion susceptibility co-testing for multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 799-802

  Gilad, J ^a   Giladi, M ^a   Poch, F ^a   Aharoni, Y ^a   Schwartz, D ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REAGENT STRIPS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33751216497     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-006-0227-7     Document Type: Article

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