Microbial Sensitivity Tests
"Microbial Sensitivity Tests" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Any tests that demonstrate the relative efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents against specific microorganisms (i.e., bacteria, fungi, viruses).
| Descriptor ID |
D008826
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.875.595 E05.200.875.595 E05.337.550.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Microbial Sensitivity Tests- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Microbial Sensitivity Test
- Sensitivity Test, Microbial
- Sensitivity Tests, Microbial
- Test, Microbial Sensitivity
- Tests, Microbial Sensitivity
- Drug Sensitivity Assay, Microbial
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration- Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
- Concentration, Minimum Inhibitory
- Concentrations, Minimum Inhibitory
- Inhibitory Concentration, Minimum
- Inhibitory Concentrations, Minimum
- Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations
Bacterial Sensitivity Tests- Bacterial Sensitivity Tests
- Tests, Bacterial Sensitivity
- Sensitivity Tests, Bacterial
- Test, Bacterial Sensitivity
- Bacterial Sensitivity Test
- Sensitivity Test, Bacterial
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 1996 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 1997 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1998 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 1999 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2000 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 2001 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2002 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2003 | 3 | 24 | 27 |
| 2004 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2005 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2006 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2007 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2008 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2009 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2010 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2011 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| 2012 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2013 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2014 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2015 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2016 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2017 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2018 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2019 | 4 | 24 | 28 |
| 2020 | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| 2021 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| 2022 | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 2023 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2024 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microbial Sensitivity Tests" by people in Profiles.
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Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2019-2023. Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Mar; 31(3):615-617.
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Strategies to Enhance Diagnostic Capabilities for the New Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) Drugs. Pathogens. 2024 Nov 28; 13(12).
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Fidaxomicin resistance in Clostridioides difficile: a systematic review and predictive modeling with RNA polymerase binding sites. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 Dec 05; 68(12):e0120624.
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Invasive Candidiasis in Pediatric Hematologic Malignancy: Increased Risk of Dissemination With Candida tropicalis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 Jan 01; 44(1):58-63.
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Evaluation of Vancomycin Dose Needed to Achieve 24-Hour Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve to Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Ratio Greater Than or Equal to 400 Using Pharmacometric Approaches in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients. Crit Care Explor. 2024 Oct 01; 6(10):e1159.
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Prevalence of the cefazolin inoculum effect (CzIE) in nasal colonizing methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in patients from intensive care units in Colombia and use of a modified rapid nitrocefin test for detection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 11 06; 68(11):e0089824.
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Penicillin susceptibility among Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections at a children's hospital. Microbiol Spectr. 2024 Oct 03; 12(10):e0086924.
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Synergistic effects of novel penicillin-binding protein 1A amino acid substitutions contribute to high-level amoxicillin resistance of Helicobacter pylori. mSphere. 2024 Aug 28; 9(8):e0008924.
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Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility in Clostridioides difficile Is Associated With Lower Rates of Initial Cure and Sustained Clinical Response. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 07 19; 79(1):15-21.
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Cefiderocol heteroresistance associated with mutations in TonB-dependent receptor genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa of clinical origin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 08 07; 68(8):e0012724.