[The present status of susceptibility tests for detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Japan].
Recently, NCCLS Susceptibility tests have been widely used in Japan. NCCLS Susceptibility tests are one of the most excellent systems in the world. However, there are some differences in the type of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and systems of chemotherapy between Japan and the USA. To use NCCLS methods more effectively in Japan, it is necessary to make a partial amendment concerning with the choice of antibiotics and break points of resistance.
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Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Chiba University.
D000668:Ampicillin Resistance; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000592:standards*; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance