Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Manual
Different organisms will require different methods of susceptibility
testing. This manual outlines the methodologies and procedures
of vitek, disk diffusion, beta-lactamase, oxacillin, and other
methods.
Disclaimer:
These documents have been developed specifically
for our institutions and may not be appropriate for implementation
in other settings. This information is made available for professional
education purposes only and each piece of information should be
carefully evaluated before being adapted to meet the needs of other
facilities or settings.
| Policy # |
Title |
| MI\ANTI\01 |
Criteria
& Methods for Susceptibility Testing |
| MI\ANTI\02\01 |
» Verification
of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results and Confirmation
of Organism Identification |
| |
Reporting |
| MI\ANTI\03\01 |
» Urine
- Gram Positive Susceptibility Reporting - 1 - Staphylococcus
species, MRSA |
| MI\ANTI\03\02 |
» Urine - Gram
Positive Susceptibility Reporting - 2 - Enterococcus, Streptococcus |
| MI\ANTI\03\03 |
» Urine - Gram
Negative Susceptibility Reporting |
| MI\ANTI\03\04 |
»
Enterics |
| MI\ANTI\03\05 |
»
Respiratory and Miscellaneous Non-Sterile Sites - Gram Positive
Susceptibility Reporting - 1 - Staphylococcus |
| MI\ANTI\03\06 |
» Respiratory
and Miscellaneous Non-Sterile Sites - Gram Positive Susceptibility
Reporting - 2 - Enterococcus, Streptococcus, Corynebacterim
spp., Bacillius spp., viridans Streptococcus, Listeria spp. |
| MI\ANTI\03\07 |
» Respiratory
and Miscellaneous Non-Sterile Sites - Gram Negative Susceptibility
Reporting - 1 - Enterobacteriaceae, P. aeruginosa |
| MI\ANTI\03\08 |
» Respiratory
and Miscellaneous Non-Sterile Sites - Gram Negative Susceptibility
Reporting - 2 - Haemophilus species, Neisseria
gonorrhoeae, S. maltophilia, B. cepacia,
Pseudomonas species (other than P. aeruginosa),
fastidious gram-negative bacteria, non-fermenters, Neisseria
meningitidis |
| MI\ANTI\03\09 |
» Spinal
Fluids - Gram Positive Susceptibility Reporting |
| MI\ANTI\03\10 |
» Spinal
Fluids - Gram Negative Susceptibility Reporting - 1 - Enterobacteriaceae
and Acinetobacter spp., Salmonella species |
| MI\ANTI\03\11 |
» Spinal
Fluids - Gram Negative Susceptibility Reporting - 2 - Pseudomonas
aeruginosa, Pseudomonas spp. (other than P.
aeruginosa), fastidious gram-negative bacteria and
non-fermenters, N. gonorrhoeae, N. meningitidis,
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Burkholderia
cepacia, Haemophilus species |
| MI\ANTI\03\12 |
» Blood
and other Sterile Sites - Gram Positive Susceptibility Reporting
- 1 - Staphylococcus species, Enterococcus
species |
| MI\ANTI\03\13 |
» Blood
and other Sterile Sites - Gram Positive Susceptibility Reporting
- 2 - S. pneumoniae, viridans Streptococcus,
Streptococcus bovis, S. milleri group,
Group A, B, C, G Streptococcus, Listeria species,
Corynebacterium species, Bacillus species |
| MI\ANTI\03\14 |
» Blood
and other Sterile Sites - Gram Negative Susceptibility Reporting
- 1 - Enterobacteriaceae and Acinetobacter
spp., Salmonella species including S.
typhi |
| MI\ANTI\03\15 |
» Blood
and other Sterile Sites - Gram Negative Susceptibility Reporting
- 2 - Pseudomonas
aeruginosa, Pseudomonas spp. (other than P.
aeruginosa), fastidious gram-negative bacteria and
non-fermenters, N. gonorrhoeae, N. meningitidis,
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Burkholderia
cepacia, Haemophilus species |
| MI\ANTI\04 |
» Antimicrobial
related LIS Canned Messages |
| |
Appendices |
| MI\ANTI\04\01 |
» Disk
Diffusion |
| MI\ANTI\04\02 |
» Double
Disk Diffusion for Erythromycin and Clindamycin on beta-haemoltyic
Streptococci and Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| MI\ANTI\04\03 |
» Double
Disk Test for ESBL |
| MI\ANTI\04\04 |
» beta-lactamase
Testing |
| MI\ANTI\04\05 |
» Oxacillin
Screen Plate |
| MI\ANTI\04\06 |
» Denka
MRSA Screen |
| MI\ANTI\04\07 |
» Serum
Bacteriostatic & Bactericial titres |
| MI\ANTI\04\08 |
» Broth
Macrodilution and Agar Dilution |
| MI\ANTI\04\09 |
» Broth
Microdilution MIC |
| MI\ANTI\04\10 |
» E-test |
| MI\ANTI\04\11 |
» Vancomycin
& High Level Aminoglycoside Testing |
| MI\ANTI\04\12 |
» Vancomycin
Screen Plate for Staphylococcus |
| MI\ANTI\04\13 |
» Antimicrobial
Abbrevations |
| |
» Oxacillin
and Vancomycin Screen Recording Sheet for S. aureus |
| |
» Quad
Screen Recording Sheet for Enterococcus and CNST |
| |
» VITEK |
| |
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| MI\ANTI |
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