susceptibility testing

Methodological approaches to fluoroquinolone susceptibility testing of Salmonella

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2020; 22(4):314-320
10.36488/cmac.2020.4.314-320
Objective. To evaluate effectiveness of the various approaches to fluoroquinolone susceptibility testing of Salmonella, including S. typhi, taking into account molecular resistance mechanisms. Materials and Methods. The MIC values of ciprofloxacin were compared with the inhibition zone for pefloxacin disc, 5 mg (310 isolates) and nalidixic acid, 30 mg (420 isolates). MIC of ciprofloxacin was determined by gradient diffusion test and broth microdilution method. Muller – Hinton agar and Muller – Hinton broth, antibiotic discs and MICE-tests (Oxoid, UK) were used.

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: What Do Results Hide

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2013; 15(3):219-229
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing is an important and one of the most time-consuming and expensive procedures in microbiological laboratory. Use of appropriate panel of antibiotics along with correct identification of isolated pathogen make it …

Streptococcus pyogenes: Characteristics of the Pathogen, Isolation, Identification and Susceptibility Testing

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2007; 9(2):104-120
Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus) is one of the most important bacterial pathogen in human. In light of recent reports suggesting global changes in the epidemiology of streptococcal infections, and given the increase in severe clinical …

Comparison of Results of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Gram-negative Aerobic Bacteria by Disc Diffusion on Mueller-Hinton Agar and AGV Medium

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2004; 6(2):155-167
Results of the comparative susceptibility testing of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria by disc diffusion method on Mueller-Hinton Agar (MHA) and the AGV medium that are widely used for susceptibility testing in Russia, are presented. The aim of the …

In vitro Antimicrobial Resistance of Chlamydia trachomatis: Methodological Aspects and Clinical Significance

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2004; 6(1):54-64
Susceptibility of 25 clinical isolates of Chlamydia trachomatis to the most commonly used antimicrobials for the treatment of chlamydial infections was studied. Of 25 isolates, 10 were determined as in vitro resistant to doxycycline, 10 – to …

Guidelines on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2003; 5(2):175-182
Short review of antibacterial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in different parts of the world including Russia is given. In this paper antimicrobial susceptibility testing of gonococci by agar dilution and disk diffusion methods as well as …

Specificities of The Susceptibility Testing by Disk-Diffusion Method

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2001; 3(4):348-354
The approach to administration of antimicrobials is often based on the results of microbiological studies that include microorganism isolation, identification and, most important, susceptibility testing. Majority of microbiological laboratories in …