Table 2. Accuracy of the DSTM method vs. the microbroth dilution method.
Day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Distribution | ||||||||
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Suspension | A | B | C | D | E | F | |||||||
Experiment | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
MICs (mg/L) from the DSTM method | |||||||||||||
AMK | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 |
CIP | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 |
MPM | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | 2 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1–2 |
CAZ | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 |
PPC | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 | ≤4 |
MICs (mg/L) from the microbroth dilution method | |||||||||||||
AMK | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2–4 |
CIP | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25–0.5 |
MPM | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25–0.5 |
CAZ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1–2 |
PPC | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4–8 |