Microbial Sensitivity Tests

"Microbial Sensitivity Tests" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Any tests that demonstrate the relative efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents against specific microorganisms (i.e., bacteria, fungi, viruses).

Descriptor ID	D008826
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.875.595 E05.200.875.595 E05.337.550.400
Concept/Terms	Microbial Sensitivity Tests Microbial Sensitivity Tests Microbial Sensitivity Test Sensitivity Test, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Microbial Test, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Microbial Sensitivity Drug Sensitivity Assay, Microbial Antimicrobial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination Antimicrobial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination Breakpoint Determination, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Virus Drug Sensitivity Tests Virus Drug Sensitivity Tests Viral Drug Sensitivity Tests Breakpoint Determination, Antibacterial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination, Antibacterial Susceptibility Antibacterial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination Fungus Drug Sensitivity Tests Fungus Drug Sensitivity Tests Fungal Drug Sensitivity Tests Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Concentration, Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations, Minimum Inhibitory Inhibitory Concentration, Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations, Minimum Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations Antibiogram Antibiogram Antibiograms Bacterial Sensitivity Tests Bacterial Sensitivity Tests Tests, Bacterial Sensitivity Sensitivity Tests, Bacterial Test, Bacterial Sensitivity Bacterial Sensitivity Test Sensitivity Test, Bacterial

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
Microbiological Techniques [E01.370.225.875]
Microbial Sensitivity Tests [E01.370.225.875.595]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
Microbiological Techniques [E05.200.875]
Microbial Sensitivity Tests [E05.200.875.595]
Evaluation Studies as Topic [E05.337]
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical [E05.337.550]
Microbial Sensitivity Tests [E05.337.550.400]

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Bar chart showing 50 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	2	2
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	5	5
2005	0	3	3
2006	0	4	4
2007	0	6	6
2008	0	1	1
2009	0	1	1
2010	0	6	6
2011	0	3	3
2012	0	8	8
2013	2	2	4
2014	0	2	2
2015	0	1	1
2016	0	2	2
2019	0	1	1

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Al Rahmany D, Albeloushi A, Alreesi I, Alzaabi A, Alreesi M, Pontiggia L, Ghazi IM. Exploring bacterial resistance in Northern Oman, a foundation for implementing evidence-based antimicrobial stewardship program. Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Jun; 83:77-82.

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El-Shesheny R, Bagato O, Kandeil A, Mostafa A, Mahmoud SH, Hassanneen HM, Webby RJ, Ali MA, Kayali G. Re-emergence of amantadine-resistant variants among highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses in Egypt. Infect Genet Evol. 2016 12; 46:102-109.

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Jindal N, Malhotra R, Grover P, Singh S, Bansal R, Kaur S. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Malwa region of Punjab (North-West India). Indian J Med Res. 2016 Mar; 143(3):371-2.

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Schuyler JA, Mordechai E, Adelson ME, Sobel JD, Gygax SE, Hilbert DW. Identification of intrinsically metronidazole-resistant clades of Gardnerella vaginalis. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Jan; 84(1):1-3.

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Whaley SG, Caudle KE, Vermitsky JP, Chadwick SG, Toner G, Barker KS, Gygax SE, Rogers PD. UPC2A is required for high-level azole antifungal resistance in Candida glabrata. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Aug; 58(8):4543-54.

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Apiwattankul N, Flynn PM, Hayden RT, Adderson EE. Infections Caused by Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria spp in Children and Adolescents With Cancer. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Jun; 4(2):104-13.

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Zhou Y, Fomovska A, Muench S, Lai BS, Mui E, McLeod R. Spiroindolone that inhibits PfATPase4 is a potent, cidal inhibitor of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites in vitro and in vivo. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014; 58(3):1789-92.

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Hayakawa K, Gattu S, Marchaim D, Bhargava A, Palla M, Alshabani K, Gudur UM, Pulluru H, Bathina P, Sundaragiri PR, Sarkar M, Kakarlapudi H, Ramasamy B, Nanjireddy P, Mohin S, Dasagi M, Datla S, Kuchipudi V, Reddy S, Shahani S, Upputuri V, Marrey S, Gannamani V, Madhanagopal N, Annangi S, Sudha B, Muppavarapu KS, Moshos JA, Lephart PR, Pogue JM, Bush K, Kaye KS. Epidemiology and risk factors for isolation of Escherichia coli producing CTX-M-type extended-spectrum ß-lactamase in a large U.S. Medical Center. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Aug; 57(8):4010-8.

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Bryant KA, Roberts AL, Rupp ME, Anderson JR, Lyden ER, Fey PD, Van Schooneveld TC. Susceptibility of enterococci to daptomycin is dependent upon testing methodology. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Aug; 76(4):497-501.

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Chadwick SG, Schuyler JA, Vermitsky JP, Adelson ME, Mordechai E, Gygax SE. X-Plate Technology: a new method for detecting fluconazole resistance in Candida species. J Med Microbiol. 2013 May; 62(Pt 5):720-6.

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