Revision of linezolid disk diffusion quality control guidelines for testing Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923: an independent seven-laboratory trial  D.J.

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Revision of linezolid disk diffusion quality control guidelines for testing Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923: an independent seven-laboratory trial  D.J. Biedenbach, R.N. Jones  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 9, Issue 10, Pages 1035-1037 (October 2003) DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00712.x Copyright © 2003 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 The distribution of linezolid zone diameter results (mm) tested against S. aureus ATCC 25923. Broken lines suggest a revision by expansion of the lower limit by 2 mm (solid line indicates the current NCCLS QC range). Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2003 9, 1035-1037DOI: (10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00712.x) Copyright © 2003 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions