Standardisation of disk diffusion results for antibiotic susceptibility testing using the sirscan automated zone reader

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Hombach, Michael ^a   Zbinden, Reinhard ^a   Böttger, Erik C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Automation; Inhibition zone diameter; Kirby Bauer

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFOXITIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CALIPER; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITY CONTROL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIRSCAN AUTOMATED ZONE READER; STANDARDIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84885007457     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-225     Document Type: Article

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