Characterization of the inoculum effect with Haemophilus influenzae and B-lactams

An inoculum effect is defined as a four-fold or greater increase in minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) with an increase in bacterial inocula. Using the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) MIC determination protocol (a turbidimetric method) Haemophilus influenzae demonstr...

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Main Author: Balko, Tamara
Format: Others
Language:en
en_US
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/802