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Article: Susceptibility testing of Clostridium difficile against metronidazole and vancomycin by disk diffusion and E-test

TitleSusceptibility testing of Clostridium difficile against metronidazole and vancomycin by disk diffusion and E-test
Authors
Issue Date1999
PublisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/diagmicrobio
Citation
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 1999, v. 34 n. 1, p. 1-6 How to Cite?
AbstractA prospective study on the susceptibility of Clostridium difficile to metronidazole and vancomycin using the Etest and disk diffusion test was performed over a 6-month period. One hundred strains were tested; one strain was highly resistant to metronidazole (MIC = 64 μg/mL). The zone size of inhibition by the disk diffusion test correlated with the MIC as determined by the Etest (regression coefficient = -0.043 for metronidazole and -0.044 for vancomycin, p < 0.001 for both antibiotics). However, the correlation coefficient was low for both metronidazole (r = 0.574) and vancomycin (r = 0.473); hence the zone of inhibition by disk diffusion test could not predict the MIC satisfactorily. Metronidazole is still the first-line antibiotic for the treatment of C. difficile-associated diarrhea because the incidence of metronidazole resistant strains remains very low. However, the efficacy of metronidazole in the treatment of infections attributable to isolates with high-level metronidazole resistance may be compromised because the fecal concentration of metronidazole is relatively low when compared with the MIC values of the less susceptible strains. Oral vancomycin is the drug of choice under such circumstances, as its fecal concentration is much higher than that of metronidazole. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/157296
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dc.contributor.authorWong, SSYen_US
dc.contributor.authorWoo, PCYen_US
dc.contributor.authorLuk, WKen_US
dc.contributor.authorYuen, KYen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-08T08:48:44Z-
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dc.date.issued1999en_US
dc.identifier.citationDiagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 1999, v. 34 n. 1, p. 1-6en_US
dc.identifier.issn0732-8893en_US
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dc.description.abstractA prospective study on the susceptibility of Clostridium difficile to metronidazole and vancomycin using the Etest and disk diffusion test was performed over a 6-month period. One hundred strains were tested; one strain was highly resistant to metronidazole (MIC = 64 μg/mL). The zone size of inhibition by the disk diffusion test correlated with the MIC as determined by the Etest (regression coefficient = -0.043 for metronidazole and -0.044 for vancomycin, p < 0.001 for both antibiotics). However, the correlation coefficient was low for both metronidazole (r = 0.574) and vancomycin (r = 0.473); hence the zone of inhibition by disk diffusion test could not predict the MIC satisfactorily. Metronidazole is still the first-line antibiotic for the treatment of C. difficile-associated diarrhea because the incidence of metronidazole resistant strains remains very low. However, the efficacy of metronidazole in the treatment of infections attributable to isolates with high-level metronidazole resistance may be compromised because the fecal concentration of metronidazole is relatively low when compared with the MIC values of the less susceptible strains. Oral vancomycin is the drug of choice under such circumstances, as its fecal concentration is much higher than that of metronidazole. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/diagmicrobioen_US
dc.relation.ispartofDiagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Diseaseen_US
dc.rightsDiagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. Copyright © Elsevier Inc.-
dc.subject.meshAnti-Bacterial Agents - Pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshClostridium Difficile - Drug Effects - Growth & Developmenten_US
dc.subject.meshDiarrhea - Microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshDrug Resistance, Microbialen_US
dc.subject.meshEnterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - Microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMetronidazole - Pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMicrobial Sensitivity Tests - Methodsen_US
dc.subject.meshProspective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshVancomycin - Pharmacologyen_US
dc.titleSusceptibility testing of Clostridium difficile against metronidazole and vancomycin by disk diffusion and E-testen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.identifier.volume34en_US
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