Application and Interpretation of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing.

abstract

• Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is an important component of antimicrobial stewardship. This article discusses how AST methods and breakpoints are developed, describes when AST may or may not be useful in clinical practice, and discusses how to interpret AST results from bacterial isolates from cattle, sheep, and goats. Discussion of when AST is not appropriate or when veterinarians should have low confidence in AST results is also included. Applicability of genomic testing for antimicrobial susceptibility is briefly addressed.

authors

• Fajt, Virginia

published proceedings

• Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract

altmetric score

• 2

author list (cited authors)

• Fajt, V. R., & Lubbers, B. V.

citation count

• 0

complete list of authors

• Fajt, Virginia R||Lubbers, Brian V

publication date

• January 2023

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice  Journal

keywords

• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
• Bacterial Infections
• Breakpoints
• Diagnostic Laboratory
• Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic Integration
• Pharmacokinetics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.cvfa.2022.09.001

start page

• 115

end page

• 128

volume

• 39

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cvfa.2022.09.001