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Published on: September 9, 2015
Multicenter evaluation of the proposed quality control limits and interpretive zone standards for in vitro
Abstract:
A seven-center collaborative study was carried out to evaluate the in vitro performance of the 10 micrograms norfloxacin disks on the basis of previously proposed interpretive susceptibility zone standards and quality control parameters. Of 7,858 clinical isolates tested, 93.2, 4.9, and 1.9% fell into the susceptible, moderately susceptible, and resistant groups, respectively. The quality control data based on a total of 1,368 zone diameter measurements compared quite favorably with the proposed performance limits as follows: Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, 28 to 35 mm versus 28 to 36 mm; Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, 21 to 29 mm versus 17 to 29 mm; and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, 23 to 27 mm versus 22 to 29 mm.
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