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Comparative Study
. 1993 Jun;31(6):1619-21.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.31.6.1619-1621.1993.

Screening for cephalosporin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae with the Kirby-Bauer disk susceptibility test

I R Friedland  1 , S Shelton, G H McCracken Jr
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Comparative Study

Screening for cephalosporin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae with the Kirby-Bauer disk susceptibility test

I R Friedland et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1993 Jun.

Abstract

Kirby-Bauer disk susceptibility tests with five standard cephalosporin disks were performed on 23 penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates for which ceftriaxone MICs were 0.125 to 4 micrograms/ml. Cefuroxime disk inhibition zone diameters distinguished clearly isolates for which ceftriaxone MICs were > or = 2 micrograms/ml from more susceptible strains, whereas cephalothin, ceftizoxime, cefotaxime, and ceftriaxone disks distinguished these isolates less clearly than the cefuroxime disk did.

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  • Cefuroxime screening test for pneumococci.
    Tenover FC, Swenson J, Ferraro MJ, Hindler J, Jorgensen J, Murray P. Tenover FC, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1993 Nov;31(11):3078-9. doi: 10.1128/jcm.31.11.3078-3079.1993. J Clin Microbiol. 1993. PMID: 8263207 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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