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Comparison between diffusion and dilution methods for testing antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus cultures derived from bovine mastitis
Author(s) -
FERREIRO L.,
BIBERSTEIN E. L.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1365-2885
pISSN - 0140-7783
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2885.1978.tb00339.x
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , mastitis , gentamicin , penicillin , ampicillin , kanamycin , microbiology and biotechnology , chloramphenicol , antimicrobial , antibiotics , chemistry , biology , bacteria , genetics
One hundred Staphylococcus aureus strains from bovine mastitis were tested for susceptibility to eight antimicrobials by the paper disc diffusion method (Kirby‐Bauer) and a commercially prepared dilution system. Except in the case of penicillin and possibly ampicillin, comparison of the two methods showed excellent correlation. Agreement was perfect with methicillin, chloramphenicol, gentamicin, and kanamycin.