Etest compared to broth microdilution: discrepant results when testing macrolides against Streptococcus pneumoniae indicate a need for better clinical and serum level/MIC correlation.
Sader
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Special Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Infectious Diseases Division, Federal University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Del'Alamo
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011934:Reagent Strips; D015610:Serum Bactericidal Test; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011934:Reagent Strips; D017963:Azithromycin