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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2015

Comparison of Etest, disk diffusion, and broth macrodilution for in vitro susceptibility testing of Rhodococcus equi.

Londa J Berghaus, Steeve Giguère, Kristen Guldbech, Eleanor Warner, Ukachi Ugorji, Roy D Berghaus

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  17. Current taxonomy of Rhodococcus species and their role in infections.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Londa J BerghausDepartment of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Steeve GiguèreDepartment of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA gigueres@uga.edu.
Kristen GuldbechDepartment of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Eleanor WarnerDepartment of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Ukachi UgorjiDepartment of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Roy D BerghausDepartment of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MICs of erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin, rifampin, gentamicin, and doxycycline against 101 isolates of Rhodococcus equi were determined by broth macrodilution, disk diffusion, and Etest. Categorical agreement ranged between 85.1 and 100%. Overall, the agreement between Etest and disk diffusion was better than the agreement between broth macrodilution and the agar-based methods.

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Actinomycetales InfectionsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsDisk Diffusion Antimicrobial TestsHorse DiseasesHorsesMicrobial Sensitivity TestsRhodococcus equiAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMID25378571
PMCPMC4290945

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