title: Controversies in antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
abstract: This article examines a number of areas of disagreement surrounding antimicrobial susceptibility testing and discusses some of the useful susceptibility testing techniques for which no standardized procedures have been established.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000187:drug effects; D010405:Penicillinase / Q000494:pharmacology; D011786:Quality Control
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010405:Penicillinase