The Kirby-Bauer Test Uses an Agar Surface, Seeded with the Test

question 78

True/False

The Kirby-Bauer test uses an agar surface, seeded with the test bacterium, to which small discs containing a specific concentration of several drugs are placed on the surface.

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Definitions:

Biopsy

A medical test involving the extraction of sample cells or tissues for examination to determine the presence or extent of a disease.

Autopsy

A post-mortem examination of a body to determine the cause of death or study the effects of diseases.

Histology

The study of the microscopic structure of tissues and organs.

Postmortem Exam

An examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease, commonly referred to as an autopsy.