Practicals · Microbiology · General Laboratory Skills
Antibiotic susceptibility disk selection (CLSI/EUCAST) and Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion testing
- Type
- Lab technique
- Also called
- Kirby-Bauer test, antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Videos and resources
- VideoTesting an Antibiotic Using a Disk Diffusion Assay - Kirby Bauer Method4:38
- VideoKirby Bauer Disk Diffusion Method4:01
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Selection of antibiotic disks as per CLSI/EUCAST based on the probable identification of organism - bacteria, fungi.” ( NMC curriculum, page 16)
“Performance of antimicrobial susceptibility testing, eg. Kirby-Bauer, Stoke's method” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 17)