If the MIC or Zone Size Is Interpreted as Susceptible

question 80

Multiple Choice

If the MIC or zone size is interpreted as susceptible using the latest CLSI tables

• A) the clinical interpretation of the result is that the patient's infecting organism should respond to therapy with that antimicrobial agent using the dosage normally recommended for that type of infection and that species.
• B) the patient's infecting organism is unlikely to be inhibited by the usually achievable concentrations of the antimicrobial agent based on the dosages normally used with that drug.
• C) the patient's infecting organism is likely to require the maximum amount of antimicrobial for which the clinical response is likely to be less than with a susceptible strain.
• D) None of the above

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