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Reporting antimicrobial susceptibilities and resistance phenotypes in Acinetobacter spp: a nationwide proficiency study.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Mar 2018
Fernández-Cuenca Felipe, Tomás María, Caballero-Moyano Francisco-Javier, Bou Germán, Pascual Álvaro
Abstract excerpt
Objectives: To evaluate the proficiency of Spanish microbiology laboratories with respect to the antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of Acinetobacter spp. Methods: Eight Acinetobacter spp. with different resistance mechanisms were sent to 48 Spanish centres which were asked to report: (i) the AST system used; (ii) MICs; (iii) breakpoints used (CLSI versus EUCAST); (iv) clinical category; and (v) resistance...
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