What action should be taken for any isolate found to be nonsusceptible (NS)to a particular antimicrobial agent?
A)No additional action is needed,as these results can occur with any organism.
B)Organism's identification and susceptibility test results should be confirmed.
C)The patient report should indicate the isolate is resistant to the antimicrobial.
D)Patient's physician should be contacted and advised that effectiveness of this antimicrobial against the isolate cannot be judged by in vitro testing.

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Used for isolates for which only susceptible interpretive criterion has been established because the absence or rare occurrences of resistant strains;antimicrobials agents with MICs above or zone diameters are below the susceptible breakpoint should be reported as NS.Note: Confirmation of the organism's identification and susceptibility test results should be performed.

What Action Should Be Taken for Any Isolate Found to Be