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Susceptibility testing. Phenotypic and genotypic tests for bacteria and mycobacteria.
Infectious disease clinics of North America - 1 Dec 2001
Louie M, Cockerill F R
Abstract excerpt
Genotypic-based methods hold promise for the rapid and accurate detection or confirmation of antimicrobial resistance; however, phenotypic methods will continue to have an advantage when resistance to the same antimicrobial agent may be caused by several different mechanisms. The diversity of genetic mechanisms may exceed the capabilities of current molecular technology. Genotypic assays have the ability to...
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