Public Health Efforts Can Impact Adoption of Current Susceptibility Breakpoints, but Closer Attention from Regulatory Bodies Is Needed | Zendy

James A. McKinnell | Zendy; Sandeep Bhaurla | Zendy; P. Marquez-Sung | Zendy; Alicia Pucci | Zendy; Merle Baron | Zendy; Talar Kamali | Zendy; Juliet Bugante | Zendy; Benjamin Schwartz | Zendy; Sharon Balter | Zendy; Dawn Terashita | Zendy; Susan M. ButlerWu | Zendy; J. D. Gunzenhauser | Zendy; Janet A. Hindler | Zendy; Romney M. Humphries | Zendy

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Public Health Efforts Can Impact Adoption of Current Susceptibility Breakpoints, but Closer Attention from Regulatory Bodies Is Needed

Author(s) -

James A. McKinnell,

Sandeep Bhaurla,

P. Marquez-Sung,

Alicia Pucci,

Merle Baron,

Talar Kamali,

Juliet Bugante,

Benjamin Schwartz,

Sharon Balter,

Dawn Terashita,

Susan M. ButlerWu,

J. D. Gunzenhauser,

Janet A. Hindler,

Romney M. Humphries

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01488-18

Subject(s) - breakpoint , public health , biology , intensive care medicine , environmental health , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , genetics , chromosomal translocation , gene

Microbiological testing, including interpretation of antimicrobial susceptibility testing results using current breakpoints, is crucial for clinical care and infection control. Continued use of obsoleteEnterobacteriaceae carbapenem breakpoints is common in clinical laboratories.

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