scholarly journals Comparison of the Vitek 2 Antifungal Susceptibility System with the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) Broth Microdilution Reference Methods and with the Sensititre YeastOne and Etest Techniques for In Vitro Detection of Antifungal Resistance in Yeast Isolates

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1782-1786 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Cuenca-Estrella ◽  
A. Gomez-Lopez ◽  
A. Alastruey-Izquierdo ◽  
L. Bernal-Martinez ◽  
I. Cuesta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Susceptibility ◽  
Susceptibility Testing ◽  
Antifungal Susceptibility ◽  
Antifungal Resistance ◽  
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing ◽  
Broth Microdilution ◽  
European Committee ◽  
Reference Methods ◽  
Vitek 2

scholarly journals Etest Cannot Be Recommended forIn VitroSusceptibility Testing of Mucorales

2015 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 3663-3665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Caramalho ◽  
Elisabeth Maurer ◽  
Ulrike Binder ◽  
Ricardo Araújo ◽  
Somayeh Dolatabadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amphotericin B ◽  
Antimicrobial Susceptibility ◽  
Active Drug ◽  
Susceptibility Testing ◽  
Antifungal Susceptibility ◽  
Antifungal Susceptibility Testing ◽  
Broth Microdilution ◽  
European Committee ◽  
Susceptibility Patterns

ABSTRACTAmphotericin B and posaconazole susceptibility patterns were determined for the most prevalent Mucorales, following EUCAST (European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing) broth microdilution guidelines. In parallel, Etest was performed and evaluated against EUCAST. The overall agreement of MICs gained with Etest and EUCAST was 75.1%; therefore, Etest cannot be recommended for antifungal susceptibility testing of Mucorales. Amphotericin B was the most active drug against Mucorales speciesin vitro, while the activities of posaconazole were more restricted.

scholarly journals Comparative performances of Vitek-2, Disk Diffusion, and Broth Microdilution for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of canine Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Rampacci ◽  
Michele Trotta ◽  
Caterina Fani ◽  
Serenella Silvestri ◽  
Valentina Stefanetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Susceptibility ◽  
Susceptibility Testing ◽  
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing ◽  
Disk Diffusion ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Broth Microdilution ◽  
Major Error ◽  
Staphylococcus Pseudintermedius ◽  
Cutaneous Infections ◽  
Vitek 2

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is the primary cause of canine cutaneous infections and sporadically isolated as pathogen from humans. Rapidly emerging antibiotic-resistant strains are creating serious health concern so that accurate and timely antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is crucial for patient care. Here, the performances of AST methods Vitek-2, Disk Diffusion (DD) and Broth Microdilution (BMD) were compared for the determination of susceptibility of 79 S. pseudintermedius isolates from canine cutaneous infections and one from human pyoderma to oxacillin (OXA), amoxicillin/clavulanate (AMC), cephalothin (CEF), gentamicin (GEN), enrofloxacin (ENR), doxycycline (DOX), clindamycin (CLI), inducible clindamycin resistance (ICR), mupirocin (MUP) and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (SXT). Overall, the agreement of DD and Vitek-2 using veterinary AST-GP80 card with reference BMD was ≥ 90%, suggesting reliable AST performances. While DD generated mainly minor errors and one major error for OXA, Vitek-2 produced one very major error for GEN and it failed in identifying one ICR-positive isolate. Moreover, five bacteria were diagnosed as ICR-positive by Vitek-2 but they showed a non-induction resistance phenotype by manual methods. All S. pseudintermedius were interpreted as susceptible or intermediately susceptible to DOX using CLSI breakpoints for human staphylococci that match the DOX concentration range included in AST-GP80. However, this could lead to inappropriate antimicrobial prescription for S. pseudintermedius infections in companion animals. Considering the clinical and epidemiological importance of S. pseudintermedius , we encourage updating action by the system manufacturer to address AST for this bacterium.

scholarly journals Performance of Vitek 2 for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia with Vitek 2 (2009 FDA) and CLSI M100S 26th Edition Breakpoints

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 450-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
April M. Bobenchik ◽  
Eszter Deak ◽  
Janet A. Hindler ◽  
Carmen L. Charlton ◽  
Romney M. Humphries
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Antimicrobial Susceptibility ◽  
Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia ◽  
Susceptibility Testing ◽  
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing ◽  
Broth Microdilution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Vitek 2 ◽  
Improved Performance

ABSTRACTThe performances of Vitek 2 AST-GN69 and AST-XN06 cards were compared to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) reference broth microdilution (BMD) for 99 isolates ofPseudomonas aeruginosa, 26Acinetobacter baumanniiisolates, and 11Stenotrophomonas maltophiliaisolates. In total, 15 antimicrobials were evaluated, with 11 forP. aeruginosa, 14 forA. baumannii, and 2 forS. maltophilia. Categorical agreement (CA) was assessed using both Vitek 2 breakpoints and 2016 CLSI M100S 26th edition breakpoints. The essential agreement values forP. aeruginosa,A. baumannii, andS. maltophiliawere 99.5%, 99.2%, and 100%, respectively. The CA values forP. aeruginosa,A. baumannii, andS. maltophiliawere 94.1%, 92.7%, and 95.5%, respectively, by the Vitek 2 breakpoints, and 93.4%, 92.3%, and 95.5%, respectively, by the CLSI breakpoints. Overall, the Vitek 2 performance was comparable to that of BMD using both Vitek 2 breakpoints and 2016 CLSI M100S 26th edition breakpoints. Improved performance was noted for the reformulated piperacillin-tazobactam and imipenem found on the AST-GN69 card, with no very major or major errors noted when using the CLSI breakpoints.

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