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Comparison of Disk Diffusion and Etest Methods to Determine the Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Circulating in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Fusidic Acid
Joint Authors
Paintsil, Elijah
Murray, Thomas S.
Somily, Ali M.
Peaper, David R.
Source
International Journal of Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Abstract EN
Fusidic acid is a common therapy for staphylococcal infections in Saudi Arabia, but reports have suggested high rates of resistance among clinical isolates.
Susceptibility testing of S.
aureus to fusidic acid is further complicated by the lack of consensus on mean inhibitory concentrations (MIC) and disk diffusion cutoffs to determine resistance.
The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between disk diffusion and Etest determined MIC susceptibility results in clinical isolates of S.
aureus from a large academic hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Our data demonstrate excellent correlation between Etest determined MIC and disk diffusion susceptibility data, using either previously proposed zone sizes of ≥21 mm as susceptible and ≤18 mm as resistant or the EUCAST recommended zone size of ≤24 mm for resistance, in an area with relatively high rates of fusidic acid resistance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Somily, Ali M.& Peaper, David R.& Paintsil, Elijah& Murray, Thomas S.. 2012. Comparison of Disk Diffusion and Etest Methods to Determine the Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Circulating in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Fusidic Acid. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Somily, Ali M.…[et al.]. Comparison of Disk Diffusion and Etest Methods to Determine the Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Circulating in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Fusidic Acid. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Somily, Ali M.& Peaper, David R.& Paintsil, Elijah& Murray, Thomas S.. Comparison of Disk Diffusion and Etest Methods to Determine the Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Circulating in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Fusidic Acid. International Journal of Microbiology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468403
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-468403