Comparison of disc diffusion, Etest and broth microdilution for testing susceptibility of carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa to polymyxins.docVIP

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials BioMedCentral Research Open Access Comparison of disc diffusion, Etest and broth microdilution for testing susceptibility of carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa to polymyxins Inneke M van der Heijden1,2, Anna S Levin1,2, Ewerton H De Pedri1,2, Liang Fung1,2, Flavia Rossi3, Gisele Duboc3, Antonio A Barone3 and Silvia F Costa*1,2,4 Address: 1Laboratory of Medical Investigation 54, Hospital das Clinicas, University of S?o Paulo, Brazil, 2Department of Infectious, Diseases of University of S?o Paulo, Brazil, 3Laboratory of Microbiology of H