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28. Antimicrobial Drugs / Tests to Guide Antimicrobial Use / Problem 4
Problem 4
Which procedure describes how to determine the MBC after a broth dilution assay?
A
Perform Gram stain on the clear tubes and if no cells are visible under microscopy the lowest concentration without cells on the slide is the MBC.
B
Store the clear tubes at 4°C for 48 hours and if turbidity does not develop during cold incubation consider that the highest concentration tested is the MBC without subculture steps.
C
Take aliquots from tubes that showed no visible growth, plate on antibiotic-free agar, incubate, and identify the lowest original antibiotic concentration that produces no growth on the antibiotic-free plates as the MBC.
D
Measure the optical density of the clear tubes with a spectrophotometer; the lowest concentration with an optical density below 0.05 is the MBC and no plating is required.
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