Is there a need to implement standardisation into in vitro antimicrobial evaluation systems? A European collaboration perspective
Marie Attwood, Mark Brönstrup, Shampa Das, Hazel L. S. Fuchs, Pippa Griffin, Julien Lebrat, benjamin macklin, Sandrine Marchand, Derry K Mercer, Florian Michel, A R Noel, Alina Karoline Nussbaumer-Pröll, Markus Alexander Zeitlinger, Alasdair P. MacGowan
This study evaluates the consistency of time kill curve (TKC) methodologies across six laboratories testing meropenem against E. coli, finding significant inter-centre variability.
bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology