Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 62, Issue 4 , Pages 460-463 , December 2008

Interpretive categorical accuracy of fluoroquinolone reference broth microdilution MIC results when testing Streptococcus pneumoniae: selection of a surrogate testing agent

  • Helio S. Sader

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    • JMI Laboratories, North Liberty, IA 52317, USA
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  • Laura M. Koeth

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    • Laboratory Specialists, Inc, Westlake, OH 44145, USA
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  • James A. Poupard

      Affiliations

    • Pharma Institute of Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA
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  • Ronald N. Jones

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    • JMI Laboratories, North Liberty, IA 52317, USA

Received 29 July 2008 ,Accepted 27 August 2008.

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☆ Since the completion of this manuscript, the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute [CLSI (2009, in press) Performance standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing; 19th informational supplement, M100-S19. CLSI, Wayne, PA] has approved and published these recommendations.

PII: S0732-8893(08)00396-9

doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.08.020

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 62, Issue 4 , Pages 460-463 , December 2008

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