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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-12-6
pubmed:abstractText
There are at least four different existing or proposed interpretive criteria for the disk diffusion susceptibility testing of ticarcillin and ticarcillin plus clavulanic acid (T/C). To assess these criteria, 570 gram-negative bacillary isolates were tested for susceptibility to ticarcillin and T/C by both disk diffusion and broth microdilution methods. These included 53 strains of the family Enterobacteriaceae selected for ticarcillin resistance and high-level beta-lactamase production. The broth microdilution test results were more influenced by increased beta-lactamase production than were disk diffusion results. In the absence of published data indicating which of the two standardized test methods better predicts clinical response, we conclude that until such data are available the more conservative National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards tentative criteria for tests with members of the Enterobacteriaceae are appropriate. Our data do not support the use of separate T/C interpretive criteria for Pseudomonas spp. and members of the Enterobacteriaceae. The appropriateness of different interpretive criteria needs further evaluation.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0095-1137
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2475-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Reassessment of susceptibility test interpretive criteria for ticarcillin and ticarcillin-clavulanic acid.
pubmed:affiliation
St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center, Portland, Oregon 97225.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article