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- The Sceptor System, developed by Becton Dickinson, was evaluated against a traditional agar dilution method for testing how effective antibiotics are on veterinary clinical bacteria.
- The study found that the Sceptor System is suitable for testing both gram-positive bacteria and hard-to-cultivate gram-negative bacteria.
- Overall, the Sceptor System shows promise as a reliable option for antimicrobial susceptibility testing in veterinary medicine.
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The Sceptor System (Becton Dickinson) was compared with an agar dilution method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of veterinary clinical isolates. The results indicate that the Sceptor System may be used to test gram-positive and fastidious gram-negative bacteria.
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