Recognized standard

M11 9th Edition

FDA recognition 7-286 · CLSI · InVitro Diagnostics

Key facts

Recognition number 7-286
Designation M11 9th Edition
Title Methods for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Anaerobic Bacteria; Approved Standard-Eighth Edition.
Standards developer Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute
Specialty area InVitro Diagnostics
Date of entry Jan 14, 2019
Device classes Class 2
Scope (excerpt) Susceptibility testing is indicated for any organism that contributes to an infectious process warranting antimicrobial chemotherapy if its susceptibility cannot reliably be predicted from existing antibiograms. Antimicrobial resistance patterns for many anaerobic bacteria have changed significantly…

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