title: Antimicrobic susceptibility testing. A personal perspective.
abstract: The development of antimicrobic susceptibility testing is outlined with particular reference to standardization of procedures and organizational developments that have led to substantially improved performance. Special problems continue to be posed by increased proportions of opportunistic pathogens and newly recognized mechanisms of resistance, and these require updating. The role of automated procedures and technical problems in MBC and serum bactericidal testing are considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sherris
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D005544:Forecasting; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards