title: Tube dilution antimicrobial susceptibility testing: efficacy of a microtechnique applicable to diagnostic laboratories.
abstract: A microtechnique for determining antibiotic susceptibilities by the serial dilution method was evaluated in a clinical diagnostic microbiology laboratory. As compared with the standard tube method, an agreement of 94% was achieved for determining minimal inhibitory concentration with +/- one tube dilution as the criterion of comparison. The experience with this system suggests that it could easily be incorporated into diagnostic laboratories as a routine procedure.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D008722:Methods
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents