ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY TESTING METHOD

摘要

The method includes several steps including obtaining a bacterial sample; identifying the type of bacteria in the bacterial sample; selecting a set of antibiotics based on the identity of the bacteria in the bacterial sample; obtaining a control sample from the bacterial sample; placing the bacterial sample in solutions containing the set of antibiotics; determining concentration of bacteria in the respective antibiotic solutions; determining growth curves for the respective antibiotic solutions based on the determined bacterial concentration; and comparing the growth curves for the respective antibiotic solutions with a growth curve determined from the control sample. An identification and quantification system may be used to select the set of antibiotics, and further may be used in the steps of determining concentration of bacteria in the respective antibiotic solutions and determining growth curves for the respective antibiotic solutions based on the determined bacterial concentration.