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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Definition
: Any tests that demonstrate the relative efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents against specific microorganisms (i.e., bacteria, fungi, viruses).
IM when general; NIM when with specific drug (IM) & specific micro-organisms (IM); note entry term MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION but bactericidal effect of an antimicrobial drug using patient's blood (= SERUM BACTERICIDAL TEST + specific drug); PARASI
See Also
Drug Resistance, Microbial
;
Inhibitory Concentration 50
;
Parasitic Sensitivity Tests
Examples
Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests
;
Serum Bactericidal Test
Other names
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration; Drug Sensitivity Assay, Microbial; Bacterial Sensitivity Tests; Tests, Microbial Sensitivity; Test, Microbial Sensitivity; Sensitivity Tests, Microbial; Sensitivity Test, Microbial; Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations; Microbial Sensitivity Test; Inhibitory Concentrations, Minimum; Inhibitory Concentration, Minimum; Concentrations, Minimum Inhibitory; Concentration, Minimum Inhibitory; Virus Drug Sensitivity Tests; Viral Drug Sensitivity Tests; Tests, Bacterial Sensitivity; Test, Bacterial Sensitivity; Sensitivity Tests, Bacterial; Sensitivity Test, Bacterial; Fungus Drug Sensitivity Tests
