Kirby-Bauer antimicrobial susceptibility test

Figure 4. Kirby-Bauer Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test, Klebsiella pneumoniae, showing inhibition of bacterial growth around the test article...

Bauer, A. W., M. M. Kirby, J.C. Sherris and M. Turck. 1966. Antibiotic susceptibility and testing by a standardized single disc method. Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 45 493-496.) New feature numbers have been added to reflect the changes and additions as published by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS). (See Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Disc Susceptibility Tests. Second edition May, 1981 NCCLS, Vol. 1 No. 6 771 E. Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19805.) (See also Thornsberry, C. 1980. Disc agar diffusion susceptibility test. 

---