Determination of antimicrobial susceptibilities of clinically isolated anaerobic bacteria by E-test, ATB-ANA and agar dilution |
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Authors: | Koru Ozgur Ozyurt Mustafa |
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Institution: | Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy and School of Medicine, 06018-Ankara, Turkey. fud8@cdc.gov |
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Abstract: | A total of 60 anaerobic strains were isolated from 322 clinical specimens. These isolates were tested for susceptibility to seven antibiotics (penicillin G, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, cefoxitin, imipenem, chloramphenicol, metronidazole, clindamycin) by using ATB-ANA and Epsilometer test (E-test) strips and the results were compared with the gold standard agar dilution method. Imipenem was found as the most effective agent in vitro among the agents tested (100%). Susceptibility to penicillin G, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, cefoxitin, chloramphenicol, metronidazole and clindamycin are 36.7%, 83.3%, 88.3%, 96.6%, 85% and 90%, respectively. E-test has showed a good correlation (r=0.62, p=0.001) statistically with the results of agar dilution (total agreement for all antibiotics changing between 90.01% and 98.45%) and a moderate correlation (r=0.45, p=0.048) with the results of ATB-ANA method (total agreement for all antibiotics changing between 75.46% and 98.76%). However, the routine use of agar dilution procedure is concluded to be cumbersome, whereas E-test method offers a reliable alternative. |
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Keywords: | Antimicrobial susceptibility Anaerobic bacteria E-test ATB-ANA Agar dilution |
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