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Pharm D- Clinical Pharmacy Program Third Level Pharmaceutical Microbiology& Antimicrobials (PM 502)
4- E test
• The E test strips of two antimicrobial agents are placed onto the surface of an
inoculated agar plate in across formation with a 90 angle at the intersection
between the scales at their respective MICs for the organism.
• The zones of inhibition are read for the determination of the MIC by the E test
• The nature of the drug interaction is determined based on the calculated FIC
index as described above for the checkerboard method.
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