The Minimal Bactericidal Concentration (MBC)test

question 19

Multiple Choice

The minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) test:

• A)utilizes disks impregnated with series of concentrations (i.e. ,twofold dilutions)of each antimicrobial agent being tested against the bacterial isolate.
• B)will have an endpoint that is less than or equal to the MIC for each specific antimicrobial tested.
• C)is the antimicrobial concentration that yields a 99.9% reduction in CFU/mL,compared to concentration of the original bacterial inoculum.
• D)measures the ability of an antimicrobial to kill all bacteria in the endpoint MIC tube/well by planting an aliquot from it and incubating it overnight.

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