minimum inhibitory concentration

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minimum inhibitory concentration.

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Lab medicine The minimum antibiotic concentration needed to inhibit bacterial growth from a clinical isolate–eg, a bloodborne infection, which is a form of antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Cf Minimum bactericidal concentration.

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