BSAC standardized disc susceptibility testing method (version 10)

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2726-2757

  Andrews, J M ^a   Howe, R A ^b  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breakpoints; Disc testing; MICs

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; CEFALEXIN; CEFEPIME; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFPIROME; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DORIPENEM; LINCOSAMIDE DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STREPTOGRAMIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; DISC SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 81855190676     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr359     Document Type: Article

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