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. 2005 Aug;11(8):1301-2.
doi: 10.3201/eid1108.050135.

Evaluating antibiograms to monitor drug resistance

Mohamed El-Azizi  1 , Adnan Mushtaq, Cheryl Drake, Jerry Lawhorn, Joan Barenfanger, Steven Verhulst, Nancy Khardori
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Evaluating antibiograms to monitor drug resistance

Mohamed El-Azizi et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Aug.

Abstract

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 laboratories in the region.

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