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87197 Serum bactericidal titer

Pathology & Lab

Also known as: serum bactericidal, SBT, killing power test, serum titer

Serum bactericidal titer test determining the dilution of patient serum at which bacterial killing ability is maintained, used to assess antimicrobial therapy efficacy.

Clinical Context

Used to assess effectiveness of antimicrobial therapy by measuring the ability of patient serum to kill the patient's own pathogenic organisms.

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Specialties

pathologymicrobiologyinfectious disease

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