Open AccessMicrodilution aminoglycoside susceptibility testing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli with a cation-supplemented inoculum
Author(s) -
John E. Cherne,
Lance R. Peterson
Publication year - 1980
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.18.1.210
Subject(s) - aminoglycoside , agar dilution , pseudomonas aeruginosa , broth microdilution , microbiology and biotechnology , agar dilution method , serial dilution , agar , escherichia coli , tobramycin , antibiotics , antibacterial agent , dilution , chemistry , biology , minimum inhibitory concentration , bacteria , medicine , gentamicin , biochemistry , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology , gene , thermodynamics , physics
The use of cation supplementation in aminoglycoside susceptibility testing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by microdilution produced MIC agreement (+/- one doubling dilution) with agar dilution testing 89% of the time as compared with 35% of the time with unsupplemented controls.