Abstract
Iso-Sensitest agar (ISA), which is recommended by the BSAC for routine susceptibility testing of staphylococci and enterococci, contains insufficient calcium for testing daptomycin. Isotonic agar supplemented with 50 mg/L calcium has been advocated, but is not routinely available in many laboratories. We evaluated a daptomycin Etest that incorporates a constant level of calcium throughout the daptomycin gradient, designed to give an appropriate concentration around the strip during testing, as an alternative for susceptibility testing on ISA.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 860-2 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2004 |
Keywords
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Calcium
- Culture Media
- Daptomycin
- Enterococcus
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
- Great Britain
- Humans
- Methicillin Resistance
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Reagent Strips
- Staphylococcus aureus