title: Reliable and realistic approach to sensitivity testing.
abstract: Antibiotic testing by Disc was compared with Break-Point method using 535 clinical isolates; Disc sensitivity method was carried out in the routine way using the disc provided by pharmaceutical company. Break-point sensitivity was done by incorporating the substrate into solid medium, the results obtained showed greater resistance by Break-point which appears to be more realistic in the light of indiscriminate usage of antibiotic. The method is simple, cost effective, reliable and realistic (JPMA 39 : 94, 1989).
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hafiz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lyall
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Punjwani
authors.forename: S Q
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Zaidi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents