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Broth Microdilution

Broth microdilution is a standardized laboratory method for determining the susceptibility of microorganisms to antimicrobial agents. In this technique, a series of two-fold dilutions of an antibiotic or antifungal drug is prepared in liquid growth medium, usually in the wells of a microtiter plate, and each is inoc…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 4 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 18× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Broth microdilution is a standardized laboratory method for determining the susceptibility of microorganisms to antimicrobial agents. In this technique, a series of two-fold dilutions of an antibiotic or antifungal drug is prepared in liquid growth medium, usually in the wells of a microtiter plate, and each is inoculated with a standardized quantity of the test organism. After incubation, the wells are examined for visible growth, and the lowest concentration that prevents growth is recorded as the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). The MIC provides a quantitative measure of how much drug is needed to inhibit a given pathogen and guides the selection of effective therapy and the detection of resistance. Broth microdilution is widely regarded as a reference method and is valued for its reproducibility and its ability to test many drugs and concentrations at once. The International Journal of Anesthesia, the OpenAccessPub journal hosting this page, publishes peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to perioperative and clinical care. Related OpenAccessPub work has reported antimicrobial susceptibility testing, including in vitro activity of iclaprim against resistant Staphylococcus aureus and susceptibility patterns of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. This page gathers open-access scholarship relevant to broth microdilution and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

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Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Anesthesia.

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John Bebawy · United States Pradipta Bhakta · Ireland Mainul Haque · United Kingdom

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