Comparison of the results of the Etest and the method for determining minimum inhibitory concentrations in solid media for penicillin G, amoxicillin, and cefotaxime for S. pneumoniae. A multicenter study

In 1996-1997 a multicentre study was carried out on 450 Streptococcus pneumoniae strains to compare the MICs and susceptibility categories obtained with the Etest (AB Biodisk) used under routine conditions in 22 hospital laboratories in the Rhône-Alpes region, France, with those obtained by the refe...

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Published in:	Pathologie biologie (Paris) Vol. 46; no. 6; p. 369
Main Authors:	Clavier, B, Perrier-Gros-Claude, J D, Foissaud, V, Dumas, M, Aubert, G, Barbé, G, Bland, S, Boucaud Maitre, Y, Boyer, M, Chomarat, M, Clergeau, P, Delubac, F, Févre, D, Fuhrmann, C, Gravagnat, B, Letouzey, M N, Mandjee, A, Martelet, P, Meley, R, Reverdy, M E, Ros, A, Roure, C, Sabot, O, Tixier, A, Thierry, J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	French
Published:	France 01-06-1998
Subjects:	Amoxicillin - pharmacology Cefotaxime - pharmacology Cephalosporin Resistance Culture Media Diffusion Evaluation Studies as Topic False Negative Reactions False Positive Reactions Microbial Sensitivity Tests - methods Microbial Sensitivity Tests - standards Penicillin G - pharmacology Penicillin Resistance Quality Control Reproducibility of Results Streptococcus pneumoniae - drug effects
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