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| Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) |
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| lowest concentration that inhibits visible bacterial growth |
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| concentration-dependent killing rate (CDKR) |
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| the dependence of concentration on killing rate of bacteria |
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| evidence of a persistent effect on bacterial growth after drug removal |
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| determines the MIC of a drug - prevention of visible growath |
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Definition
| strip with increasing concentration of antibacterial agent to detmine MIC |
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| susceptibility/resistance or intermediate efficacy of antibacterial on bacteria |
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| minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) |
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Definition
| minimum concentration that promotes bacteria death of 99.9% of organisms |
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| concentration-independent killing |
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Definition
| past a certain threshold the concentration does not affect rate of bacteria death |
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