The E-Test as an epidemiologic tool.

Abstract:

:A comparison was made of the discriminating power of the E-Test and conventional methods to distinguish different bacterial strains harboring plasmid-mediated extended-spectrum beta-lactamases. The E-Test provided quantitative data comparable to those of a broad range of concentrations in the agar dilution method, but proved to be far superior to the disk diffusion test or the broth microdilution semiautomatic PASCO system for the detection and hence for the epidemiologic surveillance of this type of resistant strain.

authors

Baquero F,Cantón R,Martinez-Beltrán J,Bolmström A

doi

10.1016/0732-8893(92)90095-b

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1992-07-01 00:00:00

pages

483-7

issue

5

eissn

0732-8893

issn

1879-0070

pii

0732-8893(92)90095-B

journal_volume

15

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