Bactericidal tests should be performed:
a. for severe and life-threatening infections.
b. for every clinically significant organism isolated from a clinical specimen.
c. for evaluation of antimicrobial agents usually considered bacteriostatic.
d. for bacteria isolated from wounds, wheth-er or not they are clinically significant.
A
Bactericidal tests are not necessary as part of routine susceptibility testing and, because of their complexity and difficulty, should be used only in cases of severe and life-threatening infections.
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