The Serum Bactericidal Test (SBT)involves

question 10

Multiple Choice

The serum bactericidal test (SBT) involves:

• A) subculturing the clear tubes of a completed broth dilution test.
• B) 99.9% reduction in CFUs/mL, compared with the organism concentration in the original inoculum.
• C) using patient serum to detect bacteriostatic and bactericidal activity and the antibacterial impact of factors other than the antibiotics.
• D) microscopically interpreting results using microtiter plates.

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