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  • Title: [Consensus for antimicrobial susceptibility testing for Enterobacteriaceae. Subcommittee on Antimicrobials, SADEBAC (Argentinian Society of Clinical Bacteriology), Argentinian Association of Microbiology].
    Author: Famiglietti A, Quinteros M, Vázquez M, Marín M, Nicola F, Radice M, Galas M, Pasterán F, Bantar C, Casellas JM, Kovensky Pupko J, Couto E, Goldberg M, Lopardo H, Gutkind G, Soloaga R, Subcomisión de Antimicrobianos of the Sociedad Argentina de Bacteriología Clinica (Asociación Argentina de Microbiología).
    Journal: Rev Argent Microbiol; 2005; 37(1):57-66. PubMed ID: 15991480.
    Abstract:
    Taking into account previous recommendations from the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS), the Antimicrobial Committee, Sociedad Argentina de Bacteriología Clínica (SADEBAC), Asociación Argentina de Microbiología (AAM), and the experience from its members and some invited microbiologists, a consensus was obtained for antimicrobial susceptibility testing and interpretation in most frequent enterobacterial species isolated from clinical samples in our region. This document describes the natural antimicrobial resistance of some Enterobacteriaceae family members, including the resistance profiles due to their own chromosomal encoded beta-lactamases. A list of the antimicrobial agents that should be tested, their position on the agar plates, in order to detect the most frequent antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, and considerations on which antimicrobial agents should be reported regarding to the infection site and patient characteristics are included. Also, a description on appropriate phenotypic screening and confirmatory test for detection of prevalent extended spectrum beta-lactamases in our region are presented. Finally, a summary on frequent antimicrobial susceptibility profiles and their probably associated resistance mechanisms, and some infrequent antimicrobial resistance profiles that deserve confirmation are outlined.
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