Comparison of BD Phoenix to Vitek 2, MicroScan MICroSTREP, and Etest for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3557-3561

  Mittman, Scott A ^a   Huard, Richard C ^a   Della Latta, Phyllis ^a   Whittier, Susan ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GATIFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPSILOMETER TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUTOMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TIME FACTORS;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 70449644526     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01137-09     Document Type: Article

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