CLSI VET08

This document includes updated tables for the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute veterinary antimicrobial susceptibility testing standard VET01.

The tables in VET08 are intended for use with CLSI document VET01.

The data in the tables are valid only if the methodologies in CLSI document VET01 are followed. This standard contains information about disk and dilution test procedures for aerobic and facultatively anaerobic bacteria.

Clinicians depend heavily on information from the microbiology laboratory for treating their seriously ill patients. The clinical importance of antimicrobial susceptibility test results demands that these tests be performed under optimal conditions and that laboratories have the capability to provide results for the newest antimicrobial agents.

The tables presented in VET08 represent the most current information for drug selection, interpretation, and quality control using the procedures standardized in VET01. Users should replace previously published tables with these new tables. Changes in the tables since the previous editions appear in boldface type.