UNSPSC 41171501: Antimicrobial susceptibility test disc

In this classification an antimicrobial susceptibility test disc is a device that consists of antimicrobic-impregnated paper discs used to measure by a disc-agar diffusion technique or a disc-broth elution technique the in vitro susceptibility of most clinically important bacterial pathogens to antimicrobial agents. In the disc-agar diffusion technique, bacterial susceptibility is ascertained by directly measuring the magnitude of a zone of bacterial inhibition around the disc on an agar surface.

UNSPSC 41171501 Antimicrobial susceptibility test disc is a Commodity code covering diagnostic laboratory supplies used in clinical microbiology to determine bacterial and fungal resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents. State and local governments procure these discs primarily through public health departments, hospital systems, and clinical laboratories to support infection control, epidemiological surveillance, and patient treatment decisions. The discs—typically paper or synthetic carriers impregnated with known antimicrobial concentrations—are used in disc diffusion (Kirby-Bauer) testing and similar standardized methods to guide antibiotic selection and track resistance patterns at the population level.

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