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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2001, p. 3753-3756, Vol. 39, No. 10
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3753-3756.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Comparison and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Enterococci Performed in Accordance with Six National Committee Standardized Disk Diffusion Procedures

Gary Cotter and Catherine C. Adley*

Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Received 19 March 2001/Returned for modification 13 May 2001/Accepted 4 August 2001

Studies were conducted to compare and evaluate antimicrobial susceptibility test results for enterococci obtained by six national committee disk diffusion procedures. Variations in the incidence of isolates in resistance categories and errors were associated with the use of ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, nitrofurantoin, rifampin, and teicoplanin in a number of committee procedures. Results indicate that laboratories performing disk diffusion antimicrobial susceptibility testing may have problems correctly identifying resistance in enterococci with agents used to combat infections and that it may be difficult to compare resistance data for surveillance purposes.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. Phone: 353-61-202646. Fax: 353-61-202568. E-mail: catherine.adley{at}ul.ie.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2001, p. 3753-3756, Vol. 39, No. 10
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3753-3756.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.




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