Performance of VITEK 2, E-test, Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion, and modified Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion compared to reference broth microdilution for testing tigecycline susceptibility of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae and A. baumannii in a multicenter study in China

Yin, DD; Guo, Y; Li, M; Wu, WJ; Tang, J; Liu, Y; Chen, F; Ni, YX; Sun, JY; Zhang, H; Zhao, H; Hu, FP

Hu, FP (corresponding author), Fudan Univ, Inst Antibiot, Huashan Hosp, 12 M Wulumuqi Rd, Shanghai 200040, Peoples R China.; Hu, FP (corresponding author), Minist Hlth, Key Lab Clin Pharmacol Antibiot, Shanghai, Peoples R China.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES, ; ():

Abstract

Tigecycline is an alternative antibiotic for managing carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections. However, disk diffusion and automated t......

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