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Rapid detection of ESBL, carbapenemases, MRSA and other important resistance phenotypes within 6-8 h by automated disc diffusion antibiotic susceptibility testing.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2017
Hombach Michael, Jetter Marion, Keller Peter M, Blöchliger Nicolas, Kolesnik-Goldmann Natalia, Böttger Erik C
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BACKGROUND: In principle, automated systems allow rapid reading of disc diffusion AST (rAST) within 6-8 h. OBJECTIVES: This study analysed whether rAST can discriminate resistance phenotypes such as ESBL, carbapenemases and MRSA/methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis from WT populations. We describe species-drug combinations that may require clinical breakpoint adaptions for early reading due to zone...
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