Comparison of disc diffusion, Etest and broth microdilution for testing susceptibility of carbapenem-resistant <it>P. aeruginosa </it>to polymyxins

• Main Authors: Fung Liang (Author), De Pedri Ewerton H (Author), Levin Anna S (Author), van der Heijden Inneke M (Author), Rossi Flavia (Author), Duboc Gisele (Author), Barone Antonio A (Author), Costa Silvia F (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Considering the increasing use of polymyxins to treat infections due to multidrug resistant Gram-negative in many countries, it is important to evaluate different susceptibility testing methods to this class of antibiotic.</p>...