Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test (AST): Principle, Methods, Procedure, and Interpretation
Introduction Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) is a fundamental laboratory procedure in clinical microbiology used to determine how effectively antimicrobial agents, such as antibiotics, inhibit or kill bacteria. The main objective of AST is to evaluate whether a microorganism is susceptible, intermediate, or resistant to various antimicrobial drugs. With the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), AST […]



