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Descriptor
English
:
Serum Bactericidal Test
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Prueba Bactericida de Suero
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Teste Bactericida do Soro
Synonyms
English
:
Bactericidal Test, Serum
Bactericidal Tests, Serum
Serum Bactericidal Tests
Test, Schlichter
Test, Serum Bactericidal
Tests, Serum Bactericidal
Schlichter Test
Tree Number:
E01.370.225.875.595.800
E05.200.875.595.800
E05.337.550.400.800
Definition
English
:
Method of measuring the bactericidal activity contained in a patient's serum as a result of antimicrobial therapy. It is used to monitor the therapy in BACTERIAL
ENDOCARDITIS
;
OSTEOMYELITIS
and other serious
bacterial infections
. As commonly performed, the test is a variation of the broth
dilution
test. This test needs to be distinguished from testing of the naturally occurring
BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY
(natural bactericidal property of blood) or
SERUM BACTERICIDAL ANTIBODY ASSAY
(measurement of
IMMUNOGLOBULINS
in blood that initiate lysis of
bacteria
)
See Related
English
:
Blood Bactericidal Activity
History Note
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history
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MT
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ST
standards
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TD
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UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
24876
Unique Identifier:
D015610
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