Evaluation of Vitek®2 performance for colistin susceptibility testing for Gram-negative isolates

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Abstract Background The emerging resistance to the last-resort antimicrobial colistin is being reported globally. Underestimation of the burden of colistin resistance and misinterpretation of colistin susceptibility test results, using suboptimal testing methods, may be causing unexplained treatment failures and even mortality among critically ill patients. Thus, this study was conducted at an apex trauma centre...

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