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. 1983 Jun;23(6):947–949. doi: 10.1128/aac.23.6.947

Modified broth-disk surveillance of clindamycin-resistant Bacteroides fragilis group.

F A Zar
PMCID: PMC185017  PMID: 6614896

Abstract

The modified broth-disk susceptibility test was used to assess the incidence of clindamycin resistance in the Bacteroides fragilis group. Over a 34-month period, 544 isolates were tested, 21 (4%) of which were found to be resistant. There was no significant difference in resistance among the six species, and resistance did not increase with time. In a 12-disk assay, the concentrations of clindamycin achieved approximated the concentrations expected (expected breakpoint, 4.8 micrograms/ml).

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