Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests

Bacteriology
Determination of Disk Diffusion and MIC Quality Control Guidelines for High-Dose Cefepime-Tazobactam (WCK 4282), a Novel Antibacterial Combination Consisting of a β-Lactamase Inhibitor and a Fourth-Generation Cephalosporin
Stefan Riedel, Michael D. Huband, Helio S. Sader, Robert K. Flamm, Ronald N. Jones
Bacteriology
Comparison of Phenotypic Tests and an Immunochromatographic Assay and Development of a New Algorithm for Detection of OXA-48-like Carbapenemases
Florian Koroska, Stephan Göttig, Martin Kaase, Jörg Steinmann, Sören Gatermann, Julian Sommer, Thorsten Wille, Georg Plum, Axel Hamprecht
Bacteriology
Multicenter Evaluation of a Modified Cefoxitin Disk Diffusion Method and PBP2a Testing To Predict mecA-Mediated Oxacillin Resistance in Atypical Staphylococcus aureus
Shelley A. Miller, James Karichu, Peggy Kohner, Nicolynn Cole, Janet A. Hindler, Robin Patel, Sandra Richter, Romney M. Humphries
ERRATA
Practical Disk Diffusion Test for Detecting Group B Streptococcus with Reduced Penicillin Susceptibility
Kouji Kimura, Jun-ichi Wachino, Hiroshi Kurokawa, Satowa Suzuki, Kunikazu Yamane, Naohiro Shibata, Yoshichika Arakawa
Bacteriology
Practical Disk Diffusion Test for Detecting Group B Streptococcus with Reduced Penicillin Susceptibility
Kouji Kimura, Jun-ichi Wachino, Hiroshi Kurokawa, Satowa Suzuki, Kunikazu Yamane, Naohiro Shibata, Yoshichika Arakawa
Mycology
Evaluation of Etest and Disk Diffusion Methods Compared with Broth Microdilution Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Clinical Isolates of Candida spp. against Posaconazole
Daniel J. Diekema, Shawn A. Messer, Richard J. Hollis, Linda B. Boyken, Shailesh Tendolkar, Jennifer Kroeger, Michael A. Pfaller
Mycology
Multicenter Evaluation of a New Disk Agar Diffusion Method for Susceptibility Testing of Filamentous Fungi with Voriconazole, Posaconazole, Itraconazole, Amphotericin B, and Caspofungin
A. Espinel-Ingroff, B. Arthington-Skaggs, N. Iqbal, D. Ellis, M. A. Pfaller, S. Messer, M. Rinaldi, A. Fothergill, D. L. Gibbs, A. Wang
Bacteriology
Reevaluation of Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Disk Diffusion Breakpoints for Tetracyclines for Testing Enterobacteriaceae
Helio S. Sader, Mary J. Ferraro, L. Barth Reller, Paul C. Schreckenberger, Jana M. Swenson, Ronald N. Jones