EUCAST: Warning against gradient tests for benzylpenicillin

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21 Nov 2019

Warning against gradient tests for benzylpenicillin

A warning against the use of gradient tests for determining MIC for benzylpenicillins in S. pneumoniae is issued on the 21 November, 2019.

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