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ArticleDeutsches Arzteblatt international2008

Susceptible, intermediate, and resistant - the intensity of antibiotic action.

Arne Rodloff, Torsten Bauer, Santiago Ewig, Peter Kujath, Eckhard Müller

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Article in Deutsches Arzteblatt international, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Arne Rodloff
Torsten Bauer
Santiago Ewig
Peter Kujath
Eckhard Müller

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTo date, the resistance of infectious agents has been assessed by widely varying criteria in different countries. Therefore, published data on resistance often cannot be meaningfully compared. In Germany, different laboratories can potentially report different results for identical microorganisms, since there is no uniform system for categorization. This situation is unsatisfactory.

methodsSelective literature review and evaluation of committee reports.

resultsThe new ISO standard 20776 for determination of the resistance of infectious agents and the harmonized evaluation system of the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases provide a new basis for susceptibility testing. The categorization of infectious agents as "susceptible," "intermediate," or "resistant" to particular antibiotics will become more reliable and will be consistent throughout Europe. DISCUSSION: For a number of antibiotics, the criteria for evaluation of infectious agents as "susceptible," "intermediate", or "resistant" will change. Comparability with earlier resistance data will be compromised. However, the new evaluation criteria reflect current knowledge on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antimicrobial substances.

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antibioticbacteriological testingin-vitro diagnostic agentpharmakokineticsresistance testing

Identifiers

PMID19626213
PMCPMC2701059

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