Determination of MIC and disk diffusion quality control guidelines for meropenem –vaborbactam, a novel carbapenem/boronic acid β-lactamase inhibitor combination

Meropenem –vaborbactam is a carbapenem/cyclic boronic acid β-lactamase inhibitor combination primarily active against Gram-negative bacilli, including those harboring class A serine carbapenemases such as Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC). A Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute M23-A4 (Tier 2) quality control study established broth microdilution and disk diffusion ranges for reference strains. Two KPC-producing K. pneumoniae ATCC strains are recommended for quality control testing.
Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - Category: Microbiology Authors: Source Type: research