Setting interpretive breakpoints for antimicrobial susceptibility testing using disk diffusion

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 281-290

  Kronvall, Göran ^a   Giske, Christian G ^a   Kahlmeter, Gunnar ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing; Disk diffusion test; Epidemiological breakpoint; Interpretive breakpoints; Species specific breakpoints

Indexed keywords

CARBENICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CUT OFF VALUE; INTERPRETATIVE BREAKPOINT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION COLORED ZONE DIAMETER HISTOGRAM TECHNIQUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WILD TYPE;

EID: 80052266209     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.04.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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