The nitrocefin biochemical test is a sensitive technique for detecting beta-lactamase-producing strains of N. gonorrhoeae, H. influenzae, Staphylococcus spp, Enterococcus spp, and...
Tag: Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Epsilometer test (E- test ) is an ‘exponential gradient’ method of determination of antimicrobial resistance. The E-test has been developed to provide a direct quantification of...
Modified Hodge test (MHT) is a simple phenotypic test for the detection of the presence of carbapenemase enzyme in bacteria. A positive MHT test is observed in Klebsiella pneumoniae...
Stokes disc diffusion technique varies from Kirby Bauer disc diffusion in the use of both control and test strain on the same plate. Stokes disc diffusion technique is not as highly standardized as...
The lowest concentration at which the isolate is completely inhibited (as evidenced by the absence of visible bacterial growth) is recorded as the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC). Minimum...
Modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion test method is a reference method that could be used as a routine technique to test the susceptibility of a bacterial isolate in a clinical laboratory. The...