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Method of measuring the bactericidal activity contained in a patient's serum as a result of antimicrobial therapy. It is used to monitor the therapy in BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS and other serious bacterial infections. As commonly performed, the test is a variation of the broth dilution test. This test needs to be distinguished from testing of the naturally occurring BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY.
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- Schlichter Test
- Bactericidal Test, Serum
- Bactericidal Tests, Serum
- Serum Bactericidal Tests
- Test, Schlichter
- Test, Serum Bactericidal
- Tests, Serum Bactericidal
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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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do not confuse with BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY (natural bactericidal property of blood) or SERUM BACTERICIDAL ANTIBODY ASSAY (measurement of IMMUNOGLOBULINS in blood that initiate lysis of bacteria)
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- Blood Bactericidal Activity (1972-1989)
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests (1972-1989)
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- National Library of Medicine. Serum Bactericidal Test. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015610. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015610
- Serum Bactericidal Test. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73210584