title: A Universal Culture Medium for Screening Polymyxin-Resistant Gram-Negative Isolates.
abstract: The colistin-containing SuperPolymyxin medium was developed for screening polymyxin-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. It was evaluated with 88 polymyxin-susceptible or polymyxin-resistant cultured Gram-negative isolates. Its sensitivity and specificity of detection were ca. 100%. The SuperPolymyxin medium is the first screening medium that is able to detect intrinsic and acquired polymyxin-resistant bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Emerging Antibiotic Resistance Unit, Medical and Molecular Microbiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland HFR, Hôpital Cantonal, Fribourg, Switzerland patrice.nordmann@unifr.ch.
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nordmann
authors.affiliation: Emerging Antibiotic Resistance Unit, Medical and Molecular Microbiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Aurélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jayol
authors.affiliation: Emerging Antibiotic Resistance Unit, Medical and Molecular Microbiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poirel
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011113:Polymyxins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D011113:Polymyxins