Tracking the implementation of NCCLS M100-S12 expanded-spectrum cephalosporin MIC breakpoints for nonmeningeal isolates of <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>by clinical laboratories in the United States during 2002 and 2003

• Main Authors: Thornsberry Clyde (Author), Jones Mark E (Author), Draghi Deborah C (Author), Master Ronald N (Author), Sahm Daniel F (Author), Karlowsky James A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Twelfth Informational Supplement, M100-S12, published by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) in January 2002 introduced distinct minimum...