| Literature DB >> 7615774 |
J D Yao1, M Louie, L Louie, J Goodfellow, A E Simor.
Abstract
Currently recommended dilution test methods for the determination of antimicrobial susceptibility of Stenotrophomonas (Xanthomonas) maltophilia are labor-intensive and often impractical in many clinical laboratories. We compared the E test with the agar dilution method for susceptibility testing of 176 clinical isolates of S. maltophilia against 16 antimicrobial agents. The MICs obtained by E test correlated well with those determined by the agar dilution method, with an overall agreement of 94%. Very major and major errors occurred infrequently (0.6 to 2.9%) when testing beta-lactam agents, tobramycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and fluoroquinolones. The E test was found to be accurate and easy to perform. For most antimicrobial agents tested against S. maltophilia, the E test is an acceptable alternative susceptibility test method.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7615774 PMCID: PMC228187 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.33.5.1428-1430.1995
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948