Johnson, Alan P. 1951-

Conventional and automated diagnostic methods [electronic resource] / Alan Johnson. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2010. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (29 min.) : color, sound). - Antibiotic resistance : from genes to global prevalence, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Antibiotic resistance : from genes to global prevalence. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Antibiotic susceptibility testing: rationale -- Disc susceptibility test -- Determination of MICs -- Broth vs. agar dilution -- Standardizing methods -- BSAC standardized testing method -- BSAC vs. CLSI -- MIC determination by E-test -- MICs of multiple antibiotics for the same bacterial strain -- Testing E. coli -- Interpretation of susceptibility tests -- Defining susceptibility and resistance -- European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility testing (EUCAST) -- EUCAST MIC breakpoints -- Clinical breakpoints -- Microbiological breakpoints -- Establishing breakpoints -- Automating antibiotic susceptibility testing -- Vitek 2 AST system -- Advanced expert system -- Interpretive reading: the limits -- The future.

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