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Determination of Colistin Resistance by Simple Disk Diffusion Test Using Modified Mueller-Hinton Agar.

Jean Damascene UwizeyimanaDaewon KimHyunsook LeeJung-Hyun ByunDongeun Yong
Published in: Annals of laboratory medicine (2020)
A reduction of the agar concentration from 100% to 30% and the addition of protamine improved colistin diffusion in agar and allowed routine colistin susceptibility testing in a clinical microbiology laboratory, but should be handled with caution.
Keyphrases
  • acinetobacter baumannii
  • escherichia coli
  • klebsiella pneumoniae
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • gram negative
  • multidrug resistant
  • drug resistant
  • cystic fibrosis
  • clinical practice
  • solid phase extraction
  • mass spectrometry