What is the most widely used supplementary quality control measure for antimicrobial susceptibility testing?
A)b-Lactamase testing
B)Use of antibiograms to verify results generated on patient isolates
C)Correlation of clinical outcomes with laboratory findings
D)None of the above

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The most widely used supplemental quality control measure is the use of antibiograms to verify results generated on patient isolates.An antibiogram is the overall antimicrobial susceptibility profile of a bacterial isolate to a battery of antimicrobial agents.Certain species have "typical" antibiograms, which can be used to verify the identification and the susceptibility results generated on the isolate.

What Is the Most Widely Used Supplementary Quality Control Measure