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Reading of disc diffusion after short incubation times (6\u20138\u2009h) by automated systems is feasible but should be categorized with time-adapted breakpoints to reduce errors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study systematically compared early readings (6 and 8\u2009h) of disc diffusion using an automated system with that of the standard 18\u2009h EUCAST method. Time-adapted tentative breakpoints were proposed to discriminate susceptible from resistant isolates and areas of technical uncertainty were defined to minimize the risk of errors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 1106 Enterobacterales isolates with a wide variety of resistance mechanisms and resistance profiles were included. All isolates were analysed for susceptibility to amoxicillin\/clavulanic acid, ceftriaxone, cefepime, meropenem, ciprofloxacin and gentamicin using the automated WASPLabTM system. Part of the collection (515 isolates) was also analysed for susceptibility to an additional 10 antibiotics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Separation between WT and non-WT populations was poorer at early incubation times than following standard incubation. Editing of rapid automated AST results after 6 and 8\u2009h incubation with time-adapted breakpoints resulted in 84.0% and 88.5% interpretable results with assignment to the resistant or susceptible category. Major error and very major error rates for the 6\u2009h readings were only 0.4% and 0.3%, virtually identical to those of 18\u2009h AST reading.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Time-adapted clinical breakpoints in disc diffusion testing for Enterobacterales allow for accurate automated AST interpretation after shortened incubation times for a large number of antibiotics, with the additional possibility of subsequent confirmation after 18\u2009h incubation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jac\/dkaa051","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,2,6]],"date-time":"2020-02-06T15:09:33Z","timestamp":1581001773000},"page":"1495-1505","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Tentative breakpoints and areas of technical uncertainty for early reading automated disc diffusion for 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