Match the following items with the correct phrases.

_______1. Because the ____________________ of antimicrobial susceptibility testing uses large numbers of test tubes, this method is impractical for use in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory.
_______2. The ____________________ of antimicrobial susceptibility testing is also known as the “Kirby-Bauer method.”
_______3. The ____________________ of antimicrobial susceptibility testing is considered to be the “gold standard.”
_______4. In the United States, the ____________________ is currently the most popular method for performing of antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
_______5. Agar plates are used in both the agar dilution method and the ____________________ of antimicrobial susceptibility testing.


a. agar dilution method
b. disk-diffusion method
c. macro broth dilution method
d. micro broth dilution method


1. c. macro broth dilution method
2. b. disk-diffusion method
3. a. agar dilution method
4. d. micro broth dilution method
5. b. disk-diffusion method

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