Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methods for Acinetobacter spp.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9118-1_3
Abstract: Serial twofold dilution methods are most commonly used to identify the antimicrobial activities of antibiotics. This can be achieved by different methods like broth dilution or agar dilution. Though these methods are simple, they can… read more here.
Keywords: susceptibility testing; testing methods; dilution; methods acinetobacter ... See more keywords
Phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility testing of pathogenic bacteria using photonic readout methods: recent achievements and impact
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DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9505-4
Abstract: The development of antibiotic resistances in common pathogens is an increasing challenge for therapy of infections and especially severe complications like sepsis. To prevent administration of broad-spectrum and potentially non-effective antibiotics, the susceptibility spectrum of… read more here.
Keywords: susceptibility testing; susceptibility; pathogenic bacteria; phenotypic antibiotic ... See more keywords
Molecular Characterization and Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Sequentially Obtained Clinical Cryptococcus deneoformans and Cryptococcus neoformans Isolates from Ljubljana, Slovenia
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DOI: 10.1007/s11046-017-0214-9
Abstract: AimTo retrospectively investigate the epidemiology of cryptococcosis in Ljubljana, Slovenia.MethodologyForty-six sequentially obtained isolates from 19 patients were subjected to amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) genotyping, microsatellite typing, mating- and serotype PCRs and antifungal susceptibility testing.ResultsMajority… read more here.
Keywords: susceptibility testing; susceptibility; cryptococcus deneoformans; antifungal susceptibility ... See more keywords
Molecular typing and antimicrobial susceptibility testing to six antimicrobials of Clostridium difficile isolates from three Czech hospitals in Eastern Bohemia in 2011–2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s12223-017-0515-x
Abstract: In 2011–2012, a survey was performed in three regional hospitals in the Czech Republic to determine the incidence of Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) and to characterize bacterial isolates. C. difficile isolates were characterized by PCR… read more here.
Keywords: clostridium difficile; susceptibility testing; difficile isolates; antimicrobial susceptibility ... See more keywords
Comparison of tigecycline susceptibility testing methods for multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.03.011
Abstract: Automated systems Vitek 2, BD Phoenix, MicroScan WalkAway and gradient diffusion assays Etest and MIC Test Strip were compared against broth microdilution for susceptibility testing of tigecycline against Acinetobacter baumannii. BD Phoenix and MIC Test… read more here.
Keywords: tigecycline susceptibility; acinetobacter baumannii; susceptibility testing; susceptibility ... See more keywords
The stability of antimycobacterial drugs in media used for drug susceptibility testing.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.06.015
Abstract: The emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis and disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria has increased the need for accurate drug susceptibility testing of mycobacteria. The stability of the tested drugs in relevant test media have been understudied.… read more here.
Keywords: susceptibility testing; drug susceptibility; drug; antimycobacterial drugs ... See more keywords
Bedaquiline Phenotypic and Genotypic Susceptibility Testing, Work in Progress!
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.02.006
Abstract: Criteria to definephenotypic resistance to bedaquiline (BDQ) are not variants were all found among susceptible isolates. All CFZ susceptible well determined and uncertainties around the genetic basis of resistance and cross resistance with clofazimine (CFZ)… read more here.
Keywords: susceptibility testing; susceptibility; bedaquiline; drug ... See more keywords
Evaluation of a mass spectrometry and Vitek 2 combined protocol for rapid identification and susceptibility testing of Enterobacterales directly from positive blood cultures.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2019.12.012
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate a rapid method which would combine identification and susceptibility testing directly from positive blood cultures for Gram-negative bacilli of the Enterobacterales. MATERIAL AND METHODS Gram-negative rods from blood cultures… read more here.
Keywords: susceptibility testing; identification susceptibility; blood; blood cultures ... See more keywords
Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of positive blood culture isolates from briefly incubated solid medium cultures
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eimce.2016.01.001
Abstract: Abstract Introduction Mass spectrometry Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionisation Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) helps in the rapid identification of microorganisms causing blood stream infection. Rapid and reliable methods are required to decrease the turnaround time for reporting antimicrobial susceptibility… read more here.
Keywords: susceptibility testing; susceptibility; antimicrobial susceptibility; culture isolates ... See more keywords
Review of methods and antimicrobial agents for susceptibility testing against Pythium insidiosum
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03737
Abstract: Pythiosis is a life-threatening infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the oomycete microorganism Pythium insidiosum. The disease has been increasingly diagnosed worldwide. P. insidiosum inhabits freshwater and presents in two forms: mycelium and… read more here.
Keywords: susceptibility testing; susceptibility; insidiosum; drug susceptibility ... See more keywords
Antifungal Susceptibility Testing and Identification.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2021.03.004
Abstract: The requirement for antifungal susceptibility testing is increasing given the availability of new drugs, increasing populations of individuals at risk for fungal infection, and emerging multiresistant fungi. Rapid and accurate fungal identification remains at the… read more here.
Keywords: antifungal susceptibility; susceptibility testing; susceptibility; testing identification ... See more keywords