Evaluating Antibiograms To Monitor Drug Resistance

Evaluating Antibiograms To Monitor Drug Resistance

We used hospital antibiograms to assess predominant pathogens and their patterns of in vitro antimicrobial resistance in central Illinois, USA. We found a lack of information about national guidelines for in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing and differences in interpretation among laborator...

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Main Authors: Mohamed El-Azizi, Adnan Mushtaq, Cheryl Drake, Jerry Lawhorn, Joan Barenfanger, Steven Verhulst, Nancy Khardori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Keywords: Antibiotic resistance
Methicillin Resistance
Staphylococcus
Antibiogram
Presumptive Antimicrobial Therapy
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/8/05-0135_article

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