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Quality microbiological diagnostics and antimicrobial susceptibility testing explained
Our recent ‘Lessons from the Field’ paper is now (freely) available via the Western Pacific Surveillance and Response journal It is focused on implementation of quality testing in Pacific Island nations. Clinicians and others may be interested in the answers … Continue reading
How to read the cumulative antibiogram and its usefulness
Here are example antibiograms for Hunter New England (NSW). These are constructed by assessing the % susceptible for specific bugs and drugs, taking only the first isolate of a species per person per annum. Where is it possible extrapolate susceptibility … Continue reading
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases postgraduate teaching (PRIDA) 