Antimicrobials
CLSI Publishes Guideline for In Vitro Susceptibility Testing Criteria and Quality Control Parameters for Veterinary Antimicrobial Agents
Published in Lab Business Week, March 23rd, 2008
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recently published an updated document, Development of In Vitro Susceptibility Testing Criteria and Quality Control Parameters for Veterinary Antimicrobial Agents; Approved Guideline--Third Edition (M37-A3), which offers guidance for developing agar disk diffusion zones of inhibition, dilution MIC breakpoints, and quality control limits for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of aerobic bacteria isolated from animals.
Jeffrey L. Watts, PhD, RM(AAM), M(ASCP), Director, Livestock Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Animal Health, who served as chairholder for the committee that developed the document, says, "M37-A3 provides specific...
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Source: Lab Business Week (2008-03-23)
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