Fully automated disc diffusion for rapid antibiotic susceptibility test results: a proof-of-principle study

Wide variation in activity of antibiotic discs from nine manufacturers

(2016) G. Kahlmeter   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Laboratory automation in clinical bacteriology: what system to choose?

(2016) A. Croxatto et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

The negative impact of antibiotic resistance

(2016) N.D. Friedman et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Unmet diagnostic needs in infectious disease

(2015) Anne J. Blaschke et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Rapid detection of carbapenemase activity: benefits and weaknesses of MALDI-TOF MS

(2015) C. Mirande et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Relative contribution of biological variation and technical variables to zone diameter variations of disc diffusion susceptibility testing

(2015) Michael Hombach et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

The Resistant-Population Cutoff (RCOFF): a New Concept for Improved Characterization of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Non-Wild-Type Bacterial Populations

(2015) Giorgia Valsesia et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Standardization of Operator-Dependent Variables Affecting Precision and Accuracy of the Disk Diffusion Method for Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing

(2015) Michael Hombach et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Rapid detection of enterobacteriaceae producing extended spectrum beta-lactamases directly from positive blood cultures by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry

(2014) M. Oviaño et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Empiric Antibiotic Treatment Reduces Mortality in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock From the First Hour

(2014) Ricard Ferrer et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Evaluation of Carbapenemase Screening and Confirmation Tests with Enterobacteriaceae and Development of a Practical Diagnostic Algorithm

(2014) Florian P. Maurer et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Standardisation of disk diffusion results for antibiotic susceptibility testing using the sirscan automated zone reader

(2013) Michael Hombach et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Better Tests, Better Care: Improved Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases

(2013) A. M. Caliendo et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

MALDI Biotyper-Based Rapid Resistance Detection by Stable-Isotope Labeling

(2013) Katrin Sparbier et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Detection of NDM-1, VIM-1, KPC, OXA-48, and OXA-162 Carbapenemases by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

(2012) J. Hrabak et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Evaluation of a diagnostic flow chart for detection and confirmation of extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) in Enterobacteriaceae

(2011) S. Polsfuss et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Practical Approach for Reliable Detection of AmpC Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae

(2011) S. Polsfuss et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Performance of an Agar Dilution Method and a Vitek 2 Card for Detection of Inducible Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus spp.

(2010) C. Lavallee et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Performance of the Phoenix bacterial identification system compared with disc diffusion methods for identifying extended-spectrum  -lactamase, AmpC and KPC producers

(2009) M. A. Fisher et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY