Patent ID: 6153400
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
A method for determining the existence and/or degree of resistance of a microorganism to one or more antimicrobial agents, each at one or more concentrations, comprising:providing a container having a plurality of separate compartments, each compartment having therein a solid or semi-solid microbial growth medium;adding a microorganism to one or more of said separate compartments;placing an antimicrobial agent onto a surface of, or into, the microbial growth medium in one or more of said plurality of separate compartments;incubating before and/or after said placing step, said container having said microorganism and antimicrobial agent in at least one compartment thereof; anddetermining the existence and/or extent of resistance of said microorganism to said antimicrobial agent based on the existence and/or size of the inhibition zone in said compartment.