Quality Control of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests Involves

question 65

Multiple Choice

Quality control of antimicrobial susceptibility tests involves

• A) performing antimicrobial susceptibility tests on organisms using the CLSI charts to interpret the results.
• B) using organisms grown from patient cultures to test the reactivity of the antimicrobial drugs.
• C) testing standard reference strains that have defined antimicrobial susceptibility (or resistance) to the drugs tested.
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Total Variable Overhead Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead incurred and the standard variable overhead allocated for the output achieved.

Standard Costing System

An accounting method that applies estimated costs to product costs for the purposes of budgeting and inventory valuation.

Direct Labour-Hours

The total hours worked by employees directly involved in manufacturing a product.

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Manufacturing costs that vary in total directly with changes in production volume, such as utility costs or raw material consumptions.