Clinical Breakpoint

Breakpoints are discriminatory antimicrobial concentrations used in the interpretation of results of susceptibility testing to define isolates as susceptible, intermediate or resistant. Clinical breakpoints are for everyday use in the clinical laboratory to advise on patient therapy.

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Authors MacGowan AP, Wise R.
DOI 10.1093/jac/48.suppl_1.17
Journal Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
PublicationTitle Establishing MIC breakpoints and the interpretation of in vitro susceptibility tests
PublicationType Journal Article
PublicationYear 2001
Website https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11420334
ZoteroURL https://www.zotero.org/groups/2344323/orion/items/itemKey/9WLVT84A
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Category Sampling and laboratory testing
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Sector Public Health
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Provided by: EJP ORION project
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Author taras_guenther
Last Updated 28 April 2020, 01:24 (CEST)
Created 26 September 2019, 12:55 (CEST)