title: Interpretive criteria for testing susceptibility of staphylococci to mupirocin.
abstract: To determine appropriate mupirocin susceptibility testing interpretive criteria, 177 staphylococci were tested by agar dilution, disk diffusion, and E test. E test was found to be a reliable method for determining susceptibility of staphylococci to mupirocin. The agar dilution and disk diffusion results were plotted on a scattergram, and error rates were calculated. No errors were found with susceptibility breakpoints of > or = 4 microg/ml (MIC) and > or = 14 mm (zone diameter).
authors.affiliation: SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Finlay
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Poupard
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D016712:Mupirocin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016712:Mupirocin