M02 Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Test

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf laboratory procedure
antimicrobial susceptibility test
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion test
gptkbp:appliesTo aerobic bacteria
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Clinical_and_Laboratory_Standards_Institute
gptkbp:firstPublished 1966
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M02 Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Test
gptkbp:interpretedBy comparing zone diameters to standard tables
gptkbp:involves placing antibiotic-impregnated disks on agar plate inoculated with bacteria
gptkbp:measures zone of inhibition
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor anaerobic bacteria
gptkbp:publishedIn CLSI M02 standard
gptkbp:requires gptkb:Mueller-Hinton_agar
antibiotic disks
incubation at 35°C for 16-18 hours
standardized inoculum
gptkbp:standardizedBy CLSI M02 document
gptkbp:updated periodically by CLSI
gptkbp:usedBy clinical microbiology laboratories
gptkbp:usedFor guiding antibiotic therapy
determining antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CLSI_guidelines
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8