Open AccessImportance of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Author(s) -
Martha Tarpay
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.14.4.628
Subject(s) - streptococcus pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , penicillin , antimicrobial , streptococcaceae , antibiotic resistance , biology , antibiotics
Six of 36 strains ofStreptococcus pneumoniae isolated in our laboratory during 1977 showed relative resistance to penicillin G. This level of resistance was detectable only by the broth dilution method. Using the disk diffusion method, all six strains appeared susceptible (zone size > 29 mm).
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