Rivera A; Viñado B; Benito N; Docobo-Pérez F; Fernández-Cuenca F; Fernández-Domínguez J; Guinea J; López-Navas A; Moreno MÁ; Larrosa MN; Oliver A; Navarro F

Abstract: Disk diffusion is a well standardized method that provides reliable categorical results to guide antimicrobial therapy in numerous types of infections. Based on the guidelines of the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST), which are widely implemented in Spain, the Spanish Antibiogram Committee (COESANT) has drawn up recommendations for antimicrobial selection by the disk diffusion technique, including selective reporting and its use for the detection of resistance mechanisms. Factors affecting disk diffusion results, along with advantages and shortcomings of the method, are also discussed. Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica (English ed.): 2023 doi: 10.1016/j.eimce.2022.12.009 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36610835