Comparison of disk diffusion and agar dilution methods for gentamicin susceptibility testing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ricardo Gianecini1, Claudia Oviedo1, Lucia Irazu2
1Servicio de Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual, Departamento de Bacteriología, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas (INEI)-ANLIS "Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract:
Gentamicin is a promising antibiotic for the treatment of multidrug-resistant gonorrhea. The aim of this study was to analyze the suitability and reliably of disk diffusion to monitor the susceptibility to gentamicin. We studied 237 Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates obtained in 2013 and 2015. Reference MICs were correlated with inhibition zone diameters (in millimeters) of gentamicin 10 µg disks manufactured by BBL and Oxoid. The Pearson correlation between disk diffusion and agar dilution was r = -.68 (P < 0.001) for BBL disk and r = -.71 (P < 0.001) for Oxoid disk. No very major or major discrepancies were detected. However, a high percentage of minor discrepancies was observed (44.7%, BBL disk) and (21.9%, Oxoid disk). By adjusting the susceptible breakpoint to S ≥ 17 mm, the minor discrepancies rate was reduced to 19.4% (BBL disk) and 10.1% (Oxoid disk). The disk diffusion may be a screening method in clinical laboratories to detect the gentamicin susceptibility of N. gonorrhoeae.
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