Direct susceptibility testing on positive blood cultures using Autobac I |
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| Authors: | Edward R. Bannister Christine Y. Hill John P. Manos |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425 USA |
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| Abstract: | Direct susceptibility tests on 243 on positive blood cultures were performed using a rapid Autobac I procedure and the standard Autobac I procedure. After examining 1762 disc comparisons there was an overall agreement between the two techniques of 95%. A total of 1.5% very major, 1.4% major and 1.8% minor discrepancies occured. |
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| Keywords: | Autobac I Blood cultures Direct susceptibility test |
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