Antimicrobial susceptibility testing in 90 min by bacterial cell count monitoring. (5th March 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Broeren, M. A. C.; Maas, Y.; Retera, E.; Arents, N. L. A.
• Is Part Of: Clinical microbiology and infection. Volume 19:Number 3(2013:Mar.)
• Page Start: 286
• Page End: 291
• Publication Date: 2012-03-05
• Subjects: Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Diagnostic microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03800.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1198-743X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="sec-sum-1" sec-type="section"> <p> <italic>Clin Microbiol Infect</italic> 2013; <bold>19:</bold> 286–291</p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-1" sec-type="section"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>The rise in antimicrobial resistance has become a serious global health problem. Restrictive use of antibiotics seems the only option to temper this accession since research in new antibiotics has halted. Antimicrobial stewardship programmes rely on quick access to susceptibility data. This study evaluated the concept of bacterial cell count monitoring as a fast method to determine susceptibility. <italic>Escherichia coli</italic>, <italic>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</italic> and <italic>Staphylococcus aureus</italic> strains were tested for amoxicillin/piperacillin and gentamicin by three conventional methods (VITEK2^®, Etest^® and broth‐macrodilution). Bacterial cell count monitoring reliably predicted susceptibility after 90 min for <italic>Escherichia coli</italic> and after 120 min for <italic>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</italic> and <italic>Staphylococcus aureus</italic> without any minor, major or very major discrepancies. Time‐to‐result was reduced by 74%, 83% and 76%, respectively. Bacterial cell count monitoring shows great potential for rapid susceptibility testing.</p> </sec> </abstract>