Comparison of Broth and Human Serum as the Diluent in the Serum Bactericidal Test
- 1 January 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 7 (1) , 113-114
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.7.1.113
Abstract
The use of serum rather than broth as the diluent in the serum bactericidal test results in a significant decrease in the test level among patients receiving highly protein-bound semisynthetic penicillins.Keywords
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