Stability of four carbapenem antibiotics in discs used for antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Selvi N. Shahab, Michiel L. Bexkens, Nikita Kempenaars, Amber Rijfkogel, Anis Karuniawati, Martine De Vos, Wil H. F. Goessens, Juliëtte A. Severin, Anniek E. E. de Jong, Heike Schmitt, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Enrico Girardi, Roger C Lévesque
This study tests the stability of four carbapenem antibiotics in discs under unfavorable storage conditions and finds imipenem discs from Oxoid and Becton Dickinson to be the most stable.
Journal of Applied Microbiology · Jun 24, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology