Harmonization of antimicrobial susceptibility testing breakpoints in Europe: implications for reporting intermediate susceptibility.
Harmonization of antimicrobial susceptibility testing breakpoints across Europe has resulted in the reintroduction of the intermediate susceptibility categorization into the BSAC susceptibility testing method for a wide range of antibiotic pathogen test pairs. The implications of this, for laboratories and prescribers, are discussed.
Brown
Derek
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Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, University of Bristol and North Bristol NHSTrust, Department of Medical Microbiology, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.
Macgowan
Alasdair
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents