Microbial Sensitivity Tests

"Microbial Sensitivity Tests" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Any tests that demonstrate the relative efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents against specific microorganisms (i.e., bacteria, fungi, viruses).

Descriptor ID	D008826
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.875.595 E05.200.875.595 E05.337.550.400
Concept/Terms	Microbial Sensitivity Tests Microbial Sensitivity Tests Microbial Sensitivity Test Sensitivity Test, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Microbial Test, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Microbial Sensitivity Drug Sensitivity Assay, Microbial Antimicrobial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination Antimicrobial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination Breakpoint Determination, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Virus Drug Sensitivity Tests Virus Drug Sensitivity Tests Viral Drug Sensitivity Tests Breakpoint Determination, Antibacterial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination, Antibacterial Susceptibility Antibacterial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination Fungus Drug Sensitivity Tests Fungus Drug Sensitivity Tests Fungal Drug Sensitivity Tests Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Concentration, Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations, Minimum Inhibitory Inhibitory Concentration, Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations, Minimum Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations Antibiogram Antibiogram Antibiograms Bacterial Sensitivity Tests Bacterial Sensitivity Tests Tests, Bacterial Sensitivity Sensitivity Tests, Bacterial Test, Bacterial Sensitivity Bacterial Sensitivity Test Sensitivity Test, Bacterial

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
Microbiological Techniques [E01.370.225.875]
Microbial Sensitivity Tests [E01.370.225.875.595]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
Microbiological Techniques [E05.200.875]
Microbial Sensitivity Tests [E05.200.875.595]
Evaluation Studies as Topic [E05.337]
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical [E05.337.550]
Microbial Sensitivity Tests [E05.337.550.400]

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Bar chart showing 206 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	4	4
1999	0	3	3
2001	0	6	6
2002	1	11	12
2003	0	5	5
2004	0	4	4
2005	1	5	6
2006	0	7	7
2007	1	4	5
2008	0	6	6
2009	0	9	9
2010	1	8	9
2011	1	15	16
2012	1	8	9
2013	1	9	10
2014	1	7	8
2015	1	5	6
2016	0	14	14
2017	0	9	9
2018	0	10	10
2019	1	8	9
2020	1	9	10
2021	1	4	5
2022	0	5	5
2023	0	4	4
2024	0	7	7
2025	0	8	8

Below are the most recent publications written about "Microbial Sensitivity Tests" by people in Profiles.

Anderson CM, Mattenberger Y, Parga A, Portalier H, Tan CAZ, Esteban Henao M, Viollier PH, Kline KA. Enterococcus faecalis alters antibiotic susceptibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa mixed-species biofilms. J Bacteriol. 2026 May 21; 208(5):e0054825.

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Omore R, Ogwel B, Ochieng JB, Juma J, Omballa V, Ouma A, Aol G, Audi A, Agogo GO, Odongo G, Onyango C, Wamola N, Komo T, Chepkemoi D, Hunsperger E, Feikin DR, Montgomery JM, Widdowson MA, Prentice-Mott G, Mintz ED, Breiman RF, Munywoki PK, Bigogo GM, Verani JR. Population-based incidence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of shigellosis among children and adults from rural and urban Kenya, 2010-2019. PLoS One. 2026; 21(3):e0330888.

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Adeyinka OS, Metibemu DS, Hampton T, Ojobor JC, Crown O, Falode J, Barrera MD, Alem F, Narayanan A, Ogungbe IV. Broad-spectrum inhibitor of non-structural protein 2 protease shows therapeutic efficacy against Venezuelan equine encephalitis viral infection. Eur J Med Chem. 2026 Apr 15; 308:118696.

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Sadikaj D, Fekri A, Bautista I, Davis N, Agha Alkla T, Mirza MMH, Wang J, Stallworth P, Hudson-Smith N, Bandosz TJ, Yu X, Greenbaum S, Li W. Importance of S-Doped Porous Carbon Acidity and Visible Light Photoactivity for Its Antibacterial Activity. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2025 Nov 26; 17(47):64106-64117.

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Kigen C, Natasha V, Wachira J, Odoyo E, Wataka A, Ondolo S, Preston L, Luo T, Martin MJ, Sang LP, Musila L. First report of New Delhi metallo-?-lactamase-6 (blaNDM-6) gene in Africa identified in a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolate. Int J Infect Dis. 2026 Jan; 162:108176.

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Kolawole OP, Pramanik A, Rai S, Kundu S, Gates K, Ray PC. Harnessing Quintuple Layer Dependent Antisuperbug Properties from 2D Bi2Se3 Topological Quantum Material for Targeted Eradication of MRSA Biofilms. ACS Appl Bio Mater. 2025 Oct 20; 8(10):9254-9267.

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Eickhoff MJ, Brown AP, Muenks CE, Porter ML, Ali M, Uddin I, Hussain T, Yarbrough ML, Dumm RE. Evaluation of expert rules for carbapenemase class identification in Enterobacterales isolates using the VITEK2 susceptibility testing platform. J Clin Microbiol. 2025 Oct 08; 63(10):e0076925.

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Saleh M, Thabet MM, Kumari J, Mostafa YA, Sriram D, Suganuma K, Kandeel M, Abdu-Allah HHM. Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and In Silico Studies of New Nitazoxanide Derivatives: Toward Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Agents. Arch Pharm (Weinheim). 2025 Sep; 358(9):e70091.

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Rai S, Kolawole OP, Pramanik A, Gates K, Kundu S, Ray PC. Doxycycline-Decorated Silver Nanoparticle-Based Plasmon-Enhanced Fluorescence Nanoplatform for Accurate Prediction of Antibiotic Susceptibility against Superbugs. ACS Appl Bio Mater. 2025 Sep 15; 8(9):8274-8284.

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Soku YK, Reeves J, Kadzviti FW, Samuel T, Mohamed A. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antimicrobial resistance in Enterococcus spp. Isolated from the skin microbiota of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in Southeastern United States. BMC Microbiol. 2025 Aug 04; 25(1):478.

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