title: [Comparison of four methods for the determination of the susceptibility of 47 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to ceftazidime and cefepime: influence of the choice of interpretative criteria].
abstract: 47 isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were tested for susceptibility to ceftazidime and cefepime by four methods (agar disc diffusion, E TEST and API-ATB). Concordance between the methods is good, but the percentage of strains susceptible or of intermediate susceptibility depends of the interpretative criteria (French Committee for Antibiogram or National Committee Control for Laboratory Standards). An international agreement could be useful to compare the bacteriological and clinical studies.
authors: Hôpital Saint-Joseph - Saint-Luc, Lyon, France.
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Boucaud-Maître
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Thoinet
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000077723:Cefepime; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D000077723:Cefepime; D002442:Ceftazidime
vernacular_title: Comparaison de quatre méthodes de détermination de la sensibilité de 47 souches de Pseudomonas aeruginosa" à la ceftazidime et au céfépime: influence du choix des normes interpétatives.