title: Comparison of Etest and agar dilution method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Flavobacterium isolates.
abstract: The Etest was evaluated as a possible alternative to the standard agar dilution method for susceptibility testing of nine antimicrobial agents against Flavobacterium species. In studies of 100 clinical isolates, the agreement between the MICs (+/-1 log2 dilution) obtained by the two methods was acceptable for cefotaxime, ceftazidime, amikacin, minocycline, ofloxacin, and ciprofloxacin (> 90%). Conversely, the agreement between the results obtained for piperacillin was limited (84%). The overall agreement was 92.5%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Luh
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005417:Flavobacterium / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents