Efficacy of the E-test in evaluating the antimicrobial susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria of veterinary interest |
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| Authors: | S Pírlz J Valle MA Hurtado E M Mateos P Martin-Palomino S Vadillo |
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| Institution: | Unidad de Microbiología e Inmunologia, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain |
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| Abstract: | A study was made of the sensitivity of 39 clinical isolates of anaerobic bacteria to 10 antimicrobial agents. Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were calculated using a new method—the E-test (AB Biodisk, Solna, Sweden)—and compared with those obtained using the conventional agar dilution method. Agreement between the MICs obtained by the two methods with a variation of ± 2 dilutions was 78.7%. The E-test, though less sensitive than the conventional agar dilution method, may be of value in clinical veterinary practice when rapid selection of treatment for a given infectious process is required. |
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