MIC quality control guidelines for doxycycline when testing Gram-positive control strains by the reference methods

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 295-297

  Ross, James E ^a   Jones, Ronald N ^a,b  

^a JMI LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; METHODOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TECHNIQUE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 9944257067     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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