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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| 1996 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 1997 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1998 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 1999 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2000 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2001 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2002 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2003 | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| 2004 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2005 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2006 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2007 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2008 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2009 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2010 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2011 | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 2012 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2013 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2014 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2015 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2016 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2017 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| 2018 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 2019 | 4 | 24 | 28 |
| 2020 | 2 | 28 | 30 |
| 2021 | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| 2022 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2023 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2024 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2025 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2026 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microbial Sensitivity Tests" by people in Profiles.
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Targeted next-generation sequencing implementation in Eswatini identifies rifampicin and bedaquiline resistance undetected by routine diagnostic testing. Nat Commun. 2026 Jun 11; 17(1).
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Application of FreezeTB, a targeted nanopore sequencing assay, for identification of drug resistance and lineages among pulmonary tuberculosis cases in Alaska. Microbiol Spectr. 2026 Jan 06; 14(1):e0233525.
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Colonization with antiseptic tolerant Staphylococcus aureus in children with cancer: a longitudinal study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2025 10; 46(10):999-1005.
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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 10 01; 6(10):e1159.
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Penicillin susceptibility among Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections at a children's hospital. Microbiol Spectr. 2024 10 03; 12(10):e0086924.
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Gene network interaction analysis to elucidate the antimicrobial resistance mechanisms in the Clostridiumdifficile. Microb Pathog. 2023 May; 178:106083.
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Clinical implications of molecular drug resistance testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a 2023 TBnet/RESIST-TB consensus statement. Lancet Infect Dis. 2023 04; 23(4):e122-e137.
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Going Back in Time: Increasing Penicillin Susceptibility among Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Osteoarticular Infections in Children. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2023 01 24; 67(1):e0119622.
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Reduced Ceftaroline Susceptibility among Invasive MRSA Infections in Children: a Clinical and Genomic Investigation. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2022 10 18; 66(10):e0074522.
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Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for tuberculosis disease and rifampicin resistance in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 09 06; 9:CD013359.