Comparison of Disk Diffusion, E-Test, and Broth Microdilution Methods for Testing In Vitro Activity of Cefiderocol in <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>

• Main Authors: Natalia Kolesnik-Goldmann (Author), Helena M. B. Seth-Smith (Author), Klara Haldimann (Author), Frank Imkamp (Author), Tim Roloff (Author), Reinhard Zbinden (Author), Sven N. Hobbie (Author), Adrian Egli (Author), Stefano Mancini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The reference method for cefiderocol antimicrobial susceptibility testing is broth microdilution (BMD) with iron-depleted-Mueller-Hinton (ID-MH) medium, whereas breakpoints recommended for disk diffusion (DD) are based on MH-agar plates. We aimed to compare the performance of the commercial BMD test...