Antibacterial susceptibility testing in the clinical laboratory.
This article familiarizes the clinician with the principles of bacterial susceptibility testing and reporting to facilitate communication with the clinical microbiology laboratory. The emergence of resistance in nearly all commonly isolated bacterial organisms has highlighted the need for ongoing dialogue between the laboratory and those who use its services.
Joyce
Maria
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Woods
Christopher W
CW
D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D008829:Microbiology