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This lecture explains mechanisms and transmission of antibiotic resistance, how MICs and susceptibility tests are used to interpret laboratory reports, and how antibiotic overuse contributes to the spread of resistance.
Syllabus
Intro
Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance
Transmission of Antibiotic Resistance
A Word About the MIC
Types of Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing
Broth Microdilution
Disk Diffusion
Interpreting Susceptibility Reports
Inducible Clindamycin Resistance in Staph. Aureus
Why Susceptibility Testing Might Not Be Done
Major Factors in the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance
How Can Antibiotics Be Over-Prescribed?
Link Between Antibiotic Use and Emergence of Resistance
Taught by
Strong Medicine