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Course: Isolating and identifying bacteria (human health) (Fleming Fund E1)
Glossary: Abbreviations
A
AMRAntimicrobial
resistance |
APIAnalytical Profile Index |
ASTAntimicrobial Susceptibility Testing |
ATCCAmerican Type Culture Collection |
C
CLEDCysteine-lactose-electrolyte-deficient (agar) |
CSFCerebrospinal fluid |
G
GLASSGlobal Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System |
H
HCAIHealthcare associated
infection |
I
IVIntravenous |
K
KIAKligler’s Iron Agar |
M
MDRMulti-drug resistant |
M-HMueller-Hinton
(agar) |
MNYCModified
New York City (agar) |
MRSAMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
N
NCTCNational Collection of Type Cultures |
NLFNon-lactose fermenters |
P
PCRPolymerase Chain Reaction: a technique that measures copies of a specific DNA sequence in a mixture |
Q
QCQuality Control |
S
SMIStandards for Microbiology Investigations |
SOPStandard Operating Procedure |
STISexually transmitted infection |
T
TBTuberculosis |
U
UTIUrinary
tract infection |
W
WHOWorld
Health Organization |
X
XLDXylose Lysine Deoxycholate (agar) |
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