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Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1987 June; 31(6): 870-875

Assessment of formulas for calculating critical concentration by the agar diffusion method.

H B Drugeon, M E Juvin, J Caillon and A L Courtieu

ABSTRACT

The critical concentration of antibiotic was calculated by using the agar diffusion method with disks containing different charges of antibiotic. It is currently possible to use different calculation formulas (based on Fick's law) devised by Cooper and Woodman (the best known) and by Vesterdal. The results obtained with the formulas were compared with the MIC results (obtained by the agar dilution method). A total of 91 strains and two cephalosporins (cefotaxime and ceftriaxone) were studied. The formula of Cooper and Woodman led to critical concentrations that were higher than the MIC, but concentrations obtained with the Vesterdal formula were closer to the MIC. The critical concentration was independent of method parameters (dilution, for example).

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Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1987 June; 31(6): 870-875

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