Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests

A method where a culturing surface inoculated with microbe is exposed to small disks containing known amounts of a chemical agent resulting in a zone of inhibition (usually in millimeters) of growth of the microbe corresponding to the susceptibility of the strain to the agent.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A method where a culturing surface inoculated with microbe is exposed to small disks containing known amounts of a chemical agent resulting in a zone of inhibition (usually in millimeters) of growth of the microbe corresponding to the susceptibility of the strain to the agent.

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Synonyms

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  • Bauer-Kirby Disk-Diffusion Method
  • Epsilometer Test
  • Etest
  • Kirby-Bauer Disk-Diffusion Method
  • Bauer Kirby Disk Diffusion Method
  • Disk-Diffusion Method, Bauer-Kirby
  • Disk-Diffusion Method, Kirby-Bauer
  • Epsilometer Tests
  • Etests
  • Kirby Bauer Disk Diffusion Method
  • Test, Epsilometer
  • Tests, Epsilometer

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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History Note

2007

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Previous Indexing

  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests (1970-2006)

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  1. E01w.370.225.875.595.399
  2. E05.200.875.595.399

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D052978. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D052978
  2. Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73526022