Reliability of Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method for detecting meropenem resistance among non-fermenting gram-negative bacilli

• Main Authors: Noyal M Joseph (Author), Sujatha Sistla (Author), Tarun K Dutta (Author), Ashok S Badhe (Author), Desdemona Rasitha (Author), Subhash C Parija (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Meropenem is empirically used as a last resort for the treatment of infections by non-fermenting gram-negative bacilli (NFGNB). Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) determined using agar or broth dilution methods is widely used for testing meropenem resistance. However, it is not possi...