Fosfomycin Susceptibility Testing Using Commercial Agar Dilution Test
P Croughs, Michelle Konijnendijk-de Regt, Erlangga Yusuf
Abstract
Fosfomycin is increasingly needed to treat infection due to multidrug resistant microorganisms. Yet, the antimicrobial susceptibility test (AST) of fosfomycin is fraught with difficulties or often laborious to perform. An easy-to-use AST method for fosfomycin is thus needed. In this study, we showed that the ready-to-use commercially available agar dilution kit, in comparison to the reference standard, showed excellent performance.
Topics & Concepts
FosfomycinAgar dilutionMicrobiologyEnterobacter cloacaeAntimicrobialEnterococcus faecalisAgarEnterococcus faeciumPseudomonas aeruginosaKlebsiella pneumoniaeEnterobacterBiologyMedicineAntibioticsStaphylococcus aureusEscherichia coliMinimum inhibitory concentrationBacteriaBiochemistryGeneGeneticsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaUrinary Tract Infections ManagementBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing