title: [Validity of the ABAC II system: applicability in the hospital laboratory and verification of breakpoint concentrations in the determination of antibiotic sensitivity].
abstract: Two different sensitivity testing methods were evaluated on 183 bacterial strains of Gram-negative clinical isolates in relation to 13 antimicrobial drugs. Comparison between both methods: conventional technique of disk diffusion (Kirby-Bauer) and the automated ABAC breakpoints system, has shown a good agreement of the results (91.1%) according to several investigators. The authors analyze the role of ABAC system and its achievement in routine work of a medium bacteriological hospital laboratory.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001322:Autoanalysis / Q000379:methods; D004058:Diffusion; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Attendibilità del sistema ABAC II: applicabilità nel laboratorio ospedaliero e verifica delle concentrazioni breakpoints nella determinazione della sensibilità agli antibiotici.