Evaluation of the Kirby–Bauer Disc Diffusion Test as a Screening Test for High-level Aminoglycoside Resistance in Enterococci

Abstract

The Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion test was evaluated as a test to detect high-level aminoglycoside (streptomycin, kanamycin, tobramycin, and gentamicin) resistance in isolates of enterococci. The authors found that high-level resistance could not be predicted accurately with the diffusion test.