AFB SUSCEPTIBILITY PANEL
Specimen Required
Rejection Criteria
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Actively growing isolate in pure culture. |
Rejection Criteria
| Mixed cultures or non-viable organisms. Organisms submitted on an agar plate. |
Methodology
| Macrobroth Dilution/Microbroth Dilution |
Stability
| Room temperature: 2 weeks; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 2 weeks |
Reference Range
| By report |
Performed
| Monday-Friday |
| Varies | |||||
| AFBAS | |||||
| |||||
| |||||