Quality control strains (or reference strains)are typed cultures of microorganisms with known antimicrobial susceptibility patterns…
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) & Antibiogram
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) & Antibiogram
PREPARATION OF 0.5 McFARLAND TURBIDITY STANDARDS
by DrChikaMcFarland Turbidity Standard is an important technique performed in the microbiology laboratory especially when carrying…
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Antibiotic Resistance / Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) & AntibiogramMicrobe LabPharmaceutical Microbiology
METALLO-β-LACTAMASE (MBL) – detection methods
by DrChikaMetallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) are beta-lactamase enzymes produced by pathogenic bacteria, and which hydrolyzes the carbapenems (e.g.…
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Antibiotic Resistance / Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) & AntibiogramMicrobe LabPharmaceutical Microbiology
EXTENDED SPECTRUM β-LACTAMASE (ESBL) – detection methods
by DrChikaExtended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are beta-lactamase enzymes that breakdown or hydrolyze broad-spectrum beta-lactam drugs especially…
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Antibiotic Resistance / Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) & AntibiogramPharmaceutical Microbiology
BETA-LACTAMASE: an important resistance mechanism in bacteria
by DrChikaBeta-lactamases are enzymes secreted by both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, and which have…
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Antibiotic Resistance / Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) & AntibiogramPharmaceutical Microbiology
MULTIDRUG RESISTANT BACTERIA (MDRB)
by DrChikaThe introduction of antibiotics into clinical medicine for the treatment of infectious diseases heralded an…
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) & AntibiogramPharmaceutical Microbiology
MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION (MIC)
by DrChikaAntimicrobial susceptibility tests are used to determine which specific antibiotics or antimicrobial agents a particular…
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) & AntibiogramPharmaceutical Microbiology
MEASUREMENT OF ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY/ACTIVITY
by DrChikaThe determination of the antimicrobial susceptibility of a given pathogen to a particular antimicrobial agent…
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) & AntibiogramPharmaceutical MicrobiologyTechniques in Microbiology Lab
GENOTYPIC DETECTION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT MICROBES
by DrChikaThe genotypic detection and characterization of antibiotic resistant genes in pathogenic bacteria is more specific…
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) & AntibiogramMicrobe LabPharmaceutical MicrobiologyTechniques in Microbiology Lab
FEATURES OF THE VITEK 2 AUTOMATED COMPACT SYSTEM FOR BACTERIAL IDENTIFICATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST (AST)
by DrChikaHelping the physician select the best treatment at a much faster pace based on the…