Comparison of etest and agar dilution method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Flavobacterium isolates
Journal
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
4
Pages
1021-1023
Date Issued
1997
Author(s)
Abstract
The Etest was evaluated as a possible alternative to the standard agar dilution method for susceptibility testing of nine antimicrobial agents against Flavobacterium species. In studies of 100 clinical isolates, the agreement between the MICs (±1 log2 dilution) obtained by the two methods was acceptable for cefotaxime, ceftazidime, amikacin, minocycline, ofloxacin, and ciprofloxacin (>90%). Conversely, the agreement between the results obtained for piperacillin was limited (84%). The overall agreement was 92.5%.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Type
journal article