All of the Following Steps Are Taken to Verify the Results

question 44

Multiple Choice

All of the following steps are taken to verify the results from an atypical antibiogram except:

• A)reexamining the disk diffusion plate, or minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) tray, to ensure that results were properly interpreted.
• B)checking earlier reports to see whether the particular patient previously had an isolate with an atypical antibiogram.
• C)calling around to other hospitals to see if they are encountering the same organism with that same antibiogram.
• D)repeating the test, if necessary.

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