Harmonization of antimicrobial susceptibility testing by broth microdilution for Rhodococcus equi of animal origin

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2173-2175

  Riesenberg, Anne ^a,b   Feßler, Andrea T ^a   Frömke, Cornelia ^c   Kadlec, Kristina ^a   Klarmann, Dieter ^b   Kreienbrock, Lothar ^c   Werckenthin, Christiane ^b   Schwarz, Stefan ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Incubation time; Lysed horse blood supplement; Test medium

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

AMBIENT AIR; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BROTH DILUTION; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; INCUBATOR; INOCULATION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

INCUBATION TIME; LYSED HORSE BLOOD SUPPLEMENT; TEST MEDIUM;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84882659213     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt134     Document Type: Letter

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