Which one of the following methods of antimicrobial susceptibility testing combines some of the properties of two other methods and involves adding a plastic strip to the agar? Select one: O a. Agar macrodilution method b. Gradient diffusion method c. Broth microdilution method O d. Disk diffusion method

Which one of the following methods of antimicrobial susceptibility testing combines some of the properties of two other methods and involves adding a plastic strip to the agar? Select one: O a. Agar macrodilution method b. Gradient diffusion method c. Broth microdilution method O d. Disk diffusion method

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E

6th Edition

ISBN:9781133893943

Author:ESTRIDGE

Publisher:ESTRIDGE

Chapter7: Basic Clinical Microbiology

Section7.4: The Gram Stain

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