Abstract:More about Cefuroxime Screening Test for Pneumococci Jorgensen et al. published an extensive evaluation of disk diffusion tests for Streptococcus pneumoniae (3). Several antimicrobial agents were tested by a rigorous method. However, the authors did not show the results they said could be obtained using cefuroxime. They said that cefuroxime zone diameter data generated during their study were not useful for accurate recognition of cephalosporin-resistant (MICs of Ͼ2 g/ml) strains. Similar conclusions were obta… Show more
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