Importance of Susceptibility Rate of ‘the First’ Isolate: Evidence of Real-World Data
<i>Background and objectives:</i> For proper antimicrobial therapy, cumulative antibiograms should be representative of geographic region and be accurate. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines recommend that only the first isolates (FI) of a species per patient ar...
Main Authors: | Sollip Kim, Soo Jin Yoo, Jeonghyun Chang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-09-01
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Series: | Medicina |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/10/507 |
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