Evaluation of Vitek2 and Etest for Streptococcus pneumoniae susceptibility to penicillin and ceftriaxone

Caitlyn Sun; Dabah Moukachar; Xiao Chen; Kelly Papanaoum; David L. Gordon

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106480

Evaluation of Vitek2 and Etest for Streptococcus pneumoniae susceptibility to penicillin and ceftriaxone

Caitlyn Sun, Dabah Moukachar, Xiao Chen, Kelly Papanaoum, David L. Gordon

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To the Editor,
Accurate Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) determination for β-lactam antibiotics is essential for the management of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections. Unlike many organisms where a single breakpoint is adequate to determine susceptibility, S. pneumoniae has differing breakpoints for meningitis and non-meningitis syndromes. As such, inaccurate MIC determination can drastically alter the likelihood of therapeutic success...

Original language	English
Article number	106480
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Infection
Volume	90
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106480
Publication status	Published - Apr 2025

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Streptococcus pneumoniae
management

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