Antimicrobial resistance: Action by laboratories today for a cure tomorrow

Few basic tenets of antibiotic testing must include testing pure culture in the appropriate growth period, using potent antibiotic discs that have been quality checked, use of standard prescribed media, and incubation time. A model for external quality assurance for screening and diagnostic tests fo...

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Published inIndian journal of medical microbiology Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 205 - 206
Main Author Kanungo, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Elsevier B.V 01.07.2011
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antimicrobial agents
Automation
Bacteria
Bacteria - drug effects
Bacteria - isolation & purification
Bacterial Infections - drug therapy
Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Drug resistance
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Drug Utilization - standards
Global Health
Health Policy
Humans
Market entry
Microbial Sensitivity Tests - methods
Microorganisms
Quality control
Quality standards
R&D
Research & development
Staphylococcus infections
Testing laboratories
Tuberculosis
World Health Organization
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Summary:Few basic tenets of antibiotic testing must include testing pure culture in the appropriate growth period, using potent antibiotic discs that have been quality checked, use of standard prescribed media, and incubation time. A model for external quality assurance for screening and diagnostic tests for HIV and CD4 testing has been established in public sector HIV testing laboratories, by the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) [2] and for TB diagnosis by Revised National Tuberculosis Program (RNTCP).
ISSN:0255-0857
1998-3646
DOI:10.4103/0255-0857.83899