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1. A method for reducing the duration of a microbial growth inhibition test, that comprises an indicator, for determining the presence and/or absence of an antibiotic in a sample, the method comprising:
(a) contacting a sample with a test organism, (b) growing the test organism, (c) detecting an amount of growth of the test organism, wherein lack of growth reflects a presence of an antibiotic in the sample, wherein a beta-lactamase is added to the test organism, the sample or both and the duration of the test is reduced by addition of the beta-lactamase. |
