Accuracy of MIC determination for Streptococcus pneumoniae using the Sirscan2000automatic MIC determination system

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 399-403

  Grohs, Patrick ^a,c   Janoir, Claire ^a   Grondin, Sophie ^a   Simon, Sylvie ^a   Bonnet, Gaëlle ^a   Henry, Laura ^a   Gutmann, Laurent ^a,b,c   Varon, Emmanuelle ^a,c  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DES CORDELIERS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Agar determination; Automate; MIC; Sirscan; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ACCURACY; AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AGAR; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUTOMATION; CULTURE MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 79959261914     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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