title: [Choice of criteria in the revision of the ABAC system for the determination of sensitivity to antibiotics].
abstract: The limitation of the ABAC system for the automated antibiotic sensitivity test is the fixed number of antibiotics to be assayed. This limit is partially overcome by the up-dating of ABAC disposables necessary both for bacterial infectious pathology (considerably various and dinamic) and bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Accordingly, research is constantly producing new antibiotics particularly in the beta-lactamine and aminoglycoside fields. In these groups new antibiotics must be found to substitute the old ones in the ABAC disposables, in particular in relation to Gram-negative bacteria (urinary or not). The preparation of a rotor for experimental use containing new antibiotics not present on the market is proposed to evaluate their validity through a rapid and standardized method.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001322:Autoanalysis; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Criteri di scelta nell'aggiornamento del sistema ABAC per la determinazione della sensibilità agli antibiotici.