The present status of susceptibility tests for detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Japan
Kanno, H.
Rinsho Byori. Japanese Journal of Clinical Pathology Suppl 111: 150-158
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0047-1860 PMID: 10804805 Document Number: 524719
Recently, NCCLS Susceptibility tests have been widely used in Japan. NCCLS Susceptibility tests are one of the most excellent systems in the world. However, there are some differences in the type of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and systems of chemotherapy between Japan and the USA. To use NCCLS methods more effectively in Japan, it is necessary to make a partial amendment concerning with the choice of antibiotics and break points of resistance.