Evaluation of CLSI agar dilution method and Trek Sensititre broth microdilution panel for determining antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Feb;49(2):704-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01622-10. Epub 2010 Dec 1.

Abstract

Both the CLSI agar dilution method and Trek Sensititre broth microdilution panel for Streptococcus pneumoniae antimicrobial susceptibility testing were evaluated against the reference CLSI broth microdilution method using the most recently published CLSI breakpoints. While agar dilution was not an optimal method, the commercial panel appeared to be an acceptable method, with minor errors encountered for ceftriaxone, penicillin, and meropenem.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Diagnostic Errors / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents