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Antimicrobial Susceptibility

 

Identifying susceptibility (and resistance) to various antimicrobial therapies is a critical skill to have, particularly in situations where multidrug resistance is becoming frighteningly common.

 

Most pathogens are highly susceptible to a range of antibiotics. However, a growing number of strains are now resistant to one, many, most, or all drugs we have in our armament.

 

antibiotic discs showing sensitivity to the bottom two agents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fox (MRSA)