Diagnostic Test
Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests
Diagnostics
Overview
A method where a culturing surface inoculated with microbe is exposed to small disks containing known amounts of a chemical agent resulting in a zone of inhibition (usually in millimeters) of growth of the microbe corresponding to the susceptibility of the strain to the agent.
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- Diagnostic Test
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- Diagnostics
- MeSH classification
- E01.370.225.875.595.399|E05.200.875.595.399
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Source: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. EuroCareFinder is not endorsed by the National Library of Medicine. MeSH version: 2026.