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What is Antimicrobials?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 2/21/2024

Antimicrobial susceptibility is a test that is used to see which antibiotics will fight off a bacteria or fungus. There are several different kinds of antimicrobial susceptibility tests currently being used.

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