What Is the Most Widely Used Supplementary Quality Control Measure

question 59

Multiple Choice

What is the most widely used supplementary quality control measure for antimicrobial susceptibility testing?

• A)b-Lactamase testing
• B)Use of antibiograms to verify results generated on patient isolates
• C)Correlation of clinical outcomes with laboratory findings
• D)None of the above

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Compensating Variation

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Income

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Compensating Variation

An economic concept that quantifies the amount of money needed to compensate someone for a policy change, maintaining their original utility level.