Predictive Value of Direct Disk Diffusion Testing from Positive Blood Cultures in a Children’s Hospital and Its Utility in Antimicrobial Stewardship
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02445-20
Abstract: Accurate and early susceptibility results could reduce overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics for empirical treatment of bacteremia. Direct disk diffusion testing (dDD) using nonstandardized inocula directly from blood cultures could facilitate earlier narrowing of antibiotics. ABSTRACT… read more here.
Keywords: diffusion testing; disk diffusion; direct disk; ddd ... See more keywords
Inconsistency in disk diffusion while testing carbapenems in Chryseobacterium spp.
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DOI: 10.4103/ijmm.ijmm_16_298
Abstract: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology ¦ Volume 35 ¦ Issue 2 ¦ April-June 2017 317 Dear Editor, We read with interest the article “noncatheter-related bacteraemia due to Chryseobacterium indologenes in an immunocompetent patient” by Baruah… read more here.
Keywords: microbiology; chryseobacterium spp; diffusion testing; disk diffusion ... See more keywords