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. 1969 May;17(5):707–709. doi: 10.1128/am.17.5.707-709.1969

Tube Dilution Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: Efficacy of a Microtechnique Applicable to Diagnostic Laboratories

Lawrence A Chitwood 1
PMCID: PMC377784  PMID: 4891721

Abstract

A microtechnique for determining antibiotic susceptibilities by the serial dilution method was evaluated in a clinical diagnostic microbiology laboratory. As compared with the standard tube method, an agreement of 94% was achieved for determining minimal inhibitory concentration with ± one tube dilution as the criterion of comparison. The experience with this system suggests that it could easily be incorporated into diagnostic laboratories as a routine procedure.

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