MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Tree Number(s): E01.370.225.875.595; E05.200.875.595; E05.337.550.400
Unique ID: D008826
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008826
Annotation: IM when general; NIM when with specific drug (IM) & specific micro-organisms (IM); note entry term MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION but bactericidal effect of an antimicrobial drug using patient's blood (= SERUM BACTERICIDAL TEST + specific drug); PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS is also available
Scope Note: Any tests that demonstrate the relative efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents against specific microorganisms (i.e., bacteria, fungi, viruses).
Entry Term(s): Antibacterial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination; Antibiogram; Antimicrobial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination; Bacterial Sensitivity Test; Bacterial Sensitivity Tests; Breakpoint Determination, Antibacterial Susceptibility; Breakpoint Determination, Antimicrobial Susceptibility; Drug Sensitivity Assay, Microbial; Fungal Drug Sensitivity Tests; Fungus Drug Sensitivity Tests; Minimum Inhibitory Concentration; Sensitivity Test, Bacterial; Sensitivity Tests, Bacterial; Test, Bacterial Sensitivity; Tests, Bacterial Sensitivity; Viral Drug Sensitivity Tests; Virus Drug Sensitivity Tests
NLM Classification #: QW 25.5.M6
Previous Indexing: Antibiotics (1966-1969); Drug Resistance, Microbial (1966-1969)
See Also: Drug Resistance, Microbial; Inhibitory Concentration 50; Parasitic Sensitivity Tests
Public MeSH Note: 70
History Note: 70
Date Established: 1970/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2011/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
    - Microbiological Techniques [E01.370.225.875]

Investigative Techniques [E05]
- Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
  - Microbiological Techniques [E05.200.875]

Investigative Techniques [E05]
- Evaluation Studies as Topic [E05.337]
  - Drug Evaluation, Preclinical [E05.337.550]

Microbial Sensitivity Tests Preferred

Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Narrower

Virus Drug Sensitivity Tests Narrower

Fungus Drug Sensitivity Tests Narrower

Antibiogram Narrower

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination Narrower

Bacterial Sensitivity Tests Narrower

Concept UI: M0013762
Terms: Bacterial Sensitivity Tests Preferred Term
Term UI T026413
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Bacterial Sensitivity Test
Term UI T026408
Date11/05/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Sensitivity Test, Bacterial
Term UI T026409
Date11/05/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Sensitivity Tests, Bacterial
Term UI T026410
Date11/05/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Test, Bacterial Sensitivity
Term UI T026411
Date11/05/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Tests, Bacterial Sensitivity
Term UI T026412
Date11/05/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

Breakpoint Determination, Antibacterial Susceptibility Narrower

Microbial Sensitivity Tests MeSH Descriptor Data 2025