Antimicrobial resistance to cefotaxime and ertapenem in Enterobacteriaceae: the effects of altering clinical breakpoints
Author(s) -
PoYu Liu,
ZhiYuan Shi,
KwongChung Tung,
ChingLin Shyu,
KunWei Chan,
Jai-Wen Liu,
ZongYen Wu,
Chih-Chuan Kao,
YiChing Huang,
Chin-Fu Lin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.3335
Subject(s) - ertapenem , cefotaxime , klebsiella pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , antibiotic resistance , carbapenem , enterobacteriaceae , antibiotics , meropenem , biology , escherichia coli , biochemistry , gene
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) updated its antimicrobial susceptibility testing interpretation criteria for Enterobacteriaceae. This study assessed the effects of clinical breakpoint changes in the CLSI 2009 to 2012 guidelines on antibiotic susceptibility testing reports.
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