Comparative evaluation of susceptibility testing methods for colistin and polymyxin B among clinical isolates of carbapenem- resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii

Yamuna Devi Bakthavatchalam; Abirami Shankar; Bhuvaneswari Thukaram; Dhanabhagyam Naveena Krishnan; Balaji Veeraraghavan

doi:10.3855/jidc.9660

Comparative evaluation of susceptibility testing methods for colistin and polymyxin B among clinical isolates of carbapenem- resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii

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Yamuna Devi Bakthavatchalam Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Abirami Shankar Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Bhuvaneswari Thukaram Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Dhanabhagyam Naveena Krishnan Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Balaji Veeraraghavan Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.9660

Keywords:

Acinetobacter baumannii, colistin, Klebsiella pneumonaie, polymyxin B

Author Biography

Balaji Veeraraghavan, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India

Professor and Head

Department of Clinical Microbiology

Christian Medical College

Vellore

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2018-06-30

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Bakthavatchalam YD, Shankar A, Thukaram B, Krishnan DN, Veeraraghavan B (2018) Comparative evaluation of susceptibility testing methods for colistin and polymyxin B among clinical isolates of carbapenem- resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii. J Infect Dev Ctries 12:504–507. doi: 10.3855/jidc.9660

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Vol. 12 No. 06: June 2018

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