Determination of antimicrobial susceptibilities of clinically isolated anaerobic bacteria by E-test, ATB-ANA and agar dilution

Anaerobe

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 161-165

  Koru, Ozgur ^a   Ozyurt, Mustafa ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Agar dilution; Anaerobic bacteria; Antimicrobial susceptibility; ATB ANA; E test

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIMENTIN;

AGAR DILUTION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPSILOMETER TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGAR; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 44649125938     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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