Influence of different Mueller-Hinton agars and media age on Etest susceptibility testing of tigecycline.
This study investigated the effect of different Mueller-Hinton agars and media age on tigecycline MICs, obtained by Etest. Variations in MIC values on different Mueller-Hinton were noted, which may result in changes in categoric susceptibility. The use of stored Mueller-Hinton media had minimal effect on MIC values.
Tan
Thean Yen
TY
Division of Laboratory Medicine Changi General Hospital, Singapore. thean_yen_tan@cgh.com.sg
Ng
Lily Siew Yong
LS
Chen
Dorene Mei Mei
DM
D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000362:Agar; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D008911:Minocycline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000078304:Tigecycline; D013997:Time Factors
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D000078304:Tigecycline; D000362:Agar; D008911:Minocycline