3.2 Setting up the test
Now try the following activity.
Activity 3: EUCAST guidance
Timing: Allow about 10 minutes
a.
0.5 McFarland standards
b.
1 McFarland standard
c.
1.5 McFarland standards
d.
0.2 McFarland standards
The correct answer is a.
a.
Add more bacteria
b.
Add more saline
c.
Continue the test with this suspension
The correct answer is b.
a.
Unsupplemented Mueller Hinton agar
b.
Mueller Hinton F agar
The correct answer is a.
a.
Too light inoculum
b.
Too heavy inoculum
c.
Too light or too heavy inoculum
The correct answer is c.
a.
5 hours
b.
10–12 hours
c.
16–20 hours
d.
More than 20 hours
The correct answer is c.
a.
CO2 incubator
b.
Candle jar
c.
Anaerobic incubator
d.
CO2 generator sachet
The correct answer is c.
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3.1 Performing the Kirby-Bauer method
