EUCAST evaluation of 21 brands of Mueller-Hinton dehydrated media for disc diffusion testing

被引:26
作者
Ahman, J. [1 ]
Matuschek, E. [1 ]
Kahlmeter, G. [1 ]
机构
[1] EUCAST Dev Lab, Vaxjo, Sweden
关键词
Agar depth; Antimicrobial susceptibility testing; Cation content; Media manufacturers; Mueller-Hinton agar; pH; Quality control; Thymidine; PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA; SUSCEPTIBILITY; AGAR; TRIMETHOPRIM; THYMIDINE; MAGNESIUM; CALCIUM;
D O I
10.1016/j.cmi.2020.01.018
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
Objectives: Mueller-Hinton (MH) agar is recommended by EUCAST and CLSI for disc diffusion antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Using EUCAST methodology, we evaluated the performance of 21 internationally available brands of dehydrated MH agar from 17 manufacturers. Methods: MH plates were prepared in-house and evaluated against four quality control (QC) strains tested in triplicate, using EUCAST disc diffusion methodology. This resulted in 30 disc-QC strain combinations and 90 readings per MH brand. All brands were tested blindly and in parallel. Results were evaluated against targets and ranges in the EUCAST QC tables. The agar depth, pH and concentration of five cations were measured for all brands. Results: Six brands of MH agar (Bio-Rad, Biolife, Oxoid, Sigma MH 2, BD BBL MH II and CRITERION) demonstrated excellent performance, with >= 99% of zone diameter readings within QC ranges and >= 70% on target +/- 1 mm. The poorest performance was seen for Biolab and Merck MH, with 10% (9/90) and 23% (21/90) of readings outside the QC ranges, respectively. Of all readings, 4.9% (93/1890) were out of range, mainly related to trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole (n = 25), aminoglycosides (n = 25) and fluoroquinolones (n = 15). The cation content differed considerably between the agars, and for four brands pH values were outside the acceptable range 7.2-7.4. Discussions: This study evaluated the performance and content of 21 brands of MH dehydrated media. Six brands showed excellent performance with all investigated antimicrobial classes. Others exhibited problems with one or more classes of agents. This could partly be explained by differences in concentration of specific chemical components and pH. (C) 2020 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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