Many Times,antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Includes Drugs That Are Inappropriate for Reporting.What

question 7

Multiple Choice

Many times,antimicrobial susceptibility testing includes drugs that are inappropriate for reporting.What does the technician do?

• A) A drug should not be indiscriminately reported because results may be misleading.
• B) If the drug is tested, the results are reported because the technician does not know what antibiotic was prescribed to the patient.
• C) The technician reports this immediately to the microbiology supervisor because this is a wasteful practice.
• D) The technician only reports on the drugs to which the bacteria are sensitive.

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