AST Archives - Microbe Notes

Kirby Bauer Disc Diffusion Method For Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing

May 4, 2022May 18, 2021 by Reeju Sharma

As the Broth dilution method are time-consuming, many laboratories in the United States adopted disc diffusion tests in the early 1950s. Kirby Bauer tests also known as the Disc diffusion … Read more

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST)- Types and Limitations

August 10, 2021April 18, 2021 by Sagar Aryal

In the treatment and control of infectious diseases, especially when caused by pathogens that are often drug-resistant, susceptibility (sensitivity) testing is used to select effective antimicrobial drugs. Susceptibility testing is … Read more