Quality control limits for disk diffusion and broth microdilution susceptibility tests with Haemophilus test medium

G V Doern; E H Gerlach; J H Jorgensen; P R Murray; C Thornsberry; J A Washington Jr

doi:10.1016/0732-8893(91)90004-y

Quality control limits for disk diffusion and broth microdilution susceptibility tests with Haemophilus test medium

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1991 Nov-Dec;14(6):485-93. doi: 10.1016/0732-8893(91)90004-y.

Authors

G V Doern¹, E H Gerlach, J H Jorgensen, P R Murray, C Thornsberry, J A Washington Jr

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.

PMID: 1802535
DOI: 10.1016/0732-8893(91)90004-y

Abstract

A six-center collaborative study was performed with the aim of developing quality control test limits for both disk diffusion and broth microdilution susceptibility tests with Haemophilus influenzae ATCC 49247 using Haemophilus test medium. Quality control ranges are presented for 18 antimicrobials: ampicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, ampicillin-sulbactam, cefuroxime, cefamandole, cefonicid, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, ceftizoxime, ceftazidime, cefixime, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, rifampin, imipenem, aztreonam, and ciprofloxacin.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Culture Media
Haemophilus influenzae / drug effects*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests / standards*
Quality Control
Reproducibility of Results

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Culture Media