Agar (Disk) Diffusion Test Susceptibility of Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Azlocillin, Cefotaxime, Cefsulodin, Lamoxactam, Mezlocillin, and Piperacillin

Chemotherapy ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 257-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter H. Traub
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Disk Diffusion ◽  
Diffusion Test ◽  
Disk Diffusion Test

scholarly journals In Vitro Activities of Fluconazole and Voriconazole against Clinical Isolates of Candida spp. Determined by Disk Diffusion Testing in Turin, Italy

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 1657-1659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narcisa Mandras ◽  
Vivian Tullio ◽  
Valeria Allizond ◽  
Daniela Scalas ◽  
Giuliana Banche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Disk Diffusion ◽  
In Vitro Activity ◽  
High Susceptibility ◽  
Diffusion Test ◽  
Candida Spp ◽  
Disk Diffusion Test ◽  
Disk Diffusion Testing ◽  
Fluconazole Resistant

ABSTRACT The in vitro activities of fluconazole and voriconazole against 1,024 clinical isolates of Candida spp. were determined by the agar disk diffusion test using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) M44-A guidelines. The results of this investigation demonstrated the broad-spectrum in vitro activity of voriconazole, relative to that of fluconazole, against yeasts tested, in particular fluconazole-resistant isolates, such as Candida krusei that showed high susceptibility to voriconazole. The situation in Turin, Italy, is quite similar to that of the rest of Italy, reflecting the worldwide trend.

Multicenter Study to Assess the in vitro Activity of Tigecycline by Disk Diffusion Test against Clinical Isolates from Argentina

Chemotherapy ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Fernández Canigia ◽  
Sara Kaufman ◽  
Liliana Lanata ◽  
Carlos Vay ◽  
Marta Giovanakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multicenter Study ◽  
Vitro Activity ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Disk Diffusion ◽  
In Vitro Activity ◽  
Diffusion Test ◽  
Disk Diffusion Test

scholarly journals Comparative Evaluation of the VITEK 2, Disk Diffusion, Etest, Broth Microdilution, and Agar Dilution Susceptibility Testing Methods for Colistin in Clinical Isolates, Including Heteroresistant Enterobacter cloacae and Acinetobacter baumannii Strains

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (10) ◽  
pp. 3726-3730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome R. Lo-Ten-Foe ◽  
Anne Marie G. A. de Smet ◽  
Bram M. W. Diederen ◽  
Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans ◽  
Peter H. J. van Keulen
Keyword(s):  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Susceptibility Testing ◽  
Enterobacter Cloacae ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Disk Diffusion ◽  
Broth Microdilution ◽  
Diffusion Test ◽  
Disk Diffusion Test ◽  
Agar Dilution ◽  
Vitek 2

ABSTRACT Increasing antibiotic resistance in gram-negative bacteria has recently renewed interest in colistin as a therapeutic option. The increasing use of colistin necessitates the availability of rapid and reliable methods for colistin susceptibility testing. We compared seven methods of colistin susceptibility testing (disk diffusion, agar dilution on Mueller-Hinton [MH] and Isosensitest agar, Etest on MH and Isosensitest agar, broth microdilution, and VITEK 2) on 102 clinical isolates collected from patient materials during a selective digestive decontamination or selective oral decontamination trial in an intensive-care unit. Disk diffusion is an unreliable method to measure susceptibility to colistin. High error rates and low levels of reproducibility were observed in the disk diffusion test. The colistin Etest, agar dilution, and the VITEK 2 showed a high level of agreement with the broth microdilution reference method. Heteroresistance for colistin was observed in six Enterobacter cloacae isolates and in one Acinetobacter baumannii isolate. This is the first report of heteroresistance to colistin in E. cloacae isolates. Resistance to colistin in these isolates seemed to be induced upon exposure to colistin rather than being caused by stable mutations. Heteroresistant isolates could be detected in the broth microdilution, agar dilution, Etest, or disk diffusion test. The VITEK 2 displayed low sensitivity in the detection of heteroresistant subpopulations of E. cloacae. The VITEK 2 colistin susceptibility test can therefore be considered to be a reliable tool to determine susceptibility to colistin in isolates of genera that are known not to exhibit resistant subpopulations. In isolates of genera known to (occasionally) exhibit heteroresistance, an alternative susceptibility testing method capable of detecting heteroresistance should be used.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Mannitol Salt Agar for Detection of Oxacillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus by Disk Diffusion and Agar Screening

1998 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 2254-2257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Günter Kampf ◽  
Christoph Lecke ◽  
Ann-Katrin Cimbal ◽  
Klaus Weist ◽  
Henning Rüden
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Disk Diffusion ◽  
Diffusion Test ◽  
Mannitol Salt Agar ◽  
Disk Diffusion Test ◽  
Zone Diameter ◽  
Oxacillin Resistance

Mannitol salt agar was evaluated for detection of oxacillin resistance in 136 Staphylococcus aureus isolates. AllmecA-positive isolates (n = 54) were correctly categorized as oxacillin resistant by the disk diffusion test (1-μg disk; zone diameter, <16 mm); the specificity was 97.6%. Agar screening (2 μg of oxacillin per ml) revealed a sensitivity of 98.1% and a specificity of 95.1%.

An alternative disk diffusion test in broth and macrodilution method for colistin susceptibility in Enterobacteriales

2019 ◽  
Vol 167 ◽  
pp. 105765
Author(s):  
López-Jácome Luis Esaú ◽  
Rengel-Garcia Christian Rodolfo ◽  
Hernández-Durán Melissa ◽  
Colín-Castro Claudia Adriana ◽  
García-Contreras Rodolfo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disk Diffusion ◽  
Diffusion Test ◽  
Disk Diffusion Test

scholarly journals Ceftaroline resistance in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius gene mecA carriers

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 2233-2236
Author(s):  
Carolina B. Scherer ◽  
Larissa S. Botoni ◽  
Antônio U. Carvalho ◽  
Kelly M. Keller ◽  
Adriane P. Costa-Val
Keyword(s):  
Methicillin Resistance ◽  
Meca Gene ◽  
Disk Diffusion ◽  
Diffusion Test ◽  
Staphylococcus Pseudintermedius ◽  
Ceftaroline Fosamil ◽  
Disk Diffusion Test ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Resistant Strains ◽  
Current Report

ABSTRACT: Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) being a constant concern, ceftaroline fosamil has been recently approved as a new cephalosporin, active against MRSA, for use in humans; only rare cases of resistance have been reported till date. There is no report of resistance to ceftaroline in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, which is the main bacterium causing dermatitis and otitis in dogs. To evaluate staphylococcal resistance to ceftaroline, 35 isolates of methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (MRSP), carrying the mecA gene, from 26 dogs with folliculitis and nine dogs with external otitis, underwent disk diffusion test with cefoxitin, oxacillin, and ceftaroline. Tests with cefoxitin and oxacillin showed > 90% sensitivity in methicillin resistance detection. In the disk diffusion test, 97.14% (34/35) were resistant to cefoxitin, 94.29% (33/35) to oxacillin, and 31.43% (11/35) to ceftaroline. Of the ceftaroline-resistant strains, 27.27% (3/11) were obtained from the ears of dogs while the rest (8/11) were from the skin. The current report is the first description of MRSP resistance to ceftaroline.

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