Colistin susceptibility testing: Time for a review

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1432-1434

  Albur, Mahableshwar ^a   Noel, Alan ^a   Bowker, Karen ^a   MacGowan, Alasdair ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microtitre plates; MICs; Polysorbate 80

Indexed keywords

COLISTIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CULTURE MEDIUM;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BROTH DILUTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PROCEDURES;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLISTIN; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84898452769     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt503     Document Type: Letter

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