Recognized standard

M45 3rd Edition

FDA recognition 7-262 · CLSI · InVitro Diagnostics

Key facts

Recognition number 7-262
Designation M45 3rd Edition
Title Methods for Antimicrobial Dilution and Disk Susceptibility Testing of Infrequently Isolated or Fastidious Bacteria
Standards developer Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute
Specialty area InVitro Diagnostics
Date of entry Jun 7, 2021
Device classes Class 2
Scope (excerpt) CLSI documents M02, M07, and M100 describe standardized methods and interpretive criteria for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of common aerobic bacteria, including some fastidious organisms. However, a number of less frequently encountered or fastidious bacteria are not addressed in those CLSI…

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