Multiple Choice
The serum bactericidal test (SBT) involves:
A) serial dilutions of antimicrobials in cation-adjusted Mueller-Hinton broth.
B) 99.9% reduction in CFU/mL,compared with the organism concentration in the original inoculum.
C) using the patient's serum to detect its bacteriostatic and bactericidal activity.
D) subculturing the tubes of a completed broth dilution test showing no visible growth.
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