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AST Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
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ATCC American Type Culture Collection
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CLED Cysteine-lactose-electrolyte-deficient (agar)
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GLASS Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System
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HCAI Healthcare associated
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MNYC Modified
New York City (agar)
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MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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NCTC National Collection of Type Cultures
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PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction: a technique that measures copies of a specific DNA sequence in a mixture
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SMI Standards for Microbiology Investigations
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SOP Standard Operating Procedure
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STI Sexually transmitted infection
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WHO World
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XLD Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate (agar)
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