Discordance in the minimal inhibitory concentrations of ertapenem for Enterobacter cloacae: Vitek 2 system versus Etest and agar dilution methods

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 94-96

  Pailhoriès, Hélène ^a   Cassisa, Viviane ^a,b   Lamoureux, Claudie ^a   Chesnay, Adélaïde ^a   Lebreton, Cyrielle ^a   Lemarié, Carole ^a   Kempf, Marie ^a,b   Mahaza, Chetaou ^a   Joly Guillou, Marie Laure ^a,b   Eveillard, Matthieu ^a,b  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Enterobacter; Ertapenem; Minimal inhibitory concentration

Indexed keywords

ERTAPENEM;

AGAR DILUTION; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; EPSILOMETER TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; VITEK 2 SYSTEM;

ENTEROBACTER; ERTAPENEM; MINIMAL INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION;

AGAR; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; BETA-LACTAMS; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 84891556292     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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