Comparison of Disk Diffusion and Etest Methods to Determine the Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Circulating in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Fusidic Acid
Somily AM, Peaper DR, Paintsil E, Murray TS. 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, 2012: 391251. PMID: 22888356, PMCID: PMC3409531, DOI: 10.1155/2012/391251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMean inhibitory concentrationFusidic acidClinical isolatesDisk diffusionLarge academic hospitalS. aureusHigh rateFusidic acid resistanceCommon therapySaudi ArabiaAcademic hospitalStaphylococcal infectionsEtest methodSusceptibility testingLack of consensusInhibitory concentrationStaphylococcus aureusSusceptibility resultsEtestAureusRiyadhIsolatesExcellent correlationHospitalTherapyAntimicrobial susceptibility patterns of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii against carbapenems, colistin, and tigecycline.
Somily AM, Absar MM, Arshad MZ, Al Aska AI, Shakoor ZA, Fatani AJ, Siddiqui YM, Murray TS. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii against carbapenems, colistin, and tigecycline. Saudi Medical Journal 2012, 33: 750-5. PMID: 22821309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsA. baumannii strainsA. baumanniiTherapeutic optionsBaumannii strainsMinimum inhibitory concentrationAcinetobacter baumanniiP. aeruginosaMultidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosaBest therapeutic optionAlternative therapeutic optionMDR A. baumanniiAntimicrobial susceptibility patternsNon-fermenting Gram-negative bacteriaNon-duplicate samplesAntimicrobial agentsPseudomonas aeruginosaSusceptibility patternsE-testBaumanniiColistinTigecyclineAlternative antimicrobial agentsDoripenemCarbapenemsInhibitory concentration