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Read the following statements regarding antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria
(A) . Kirby-Bauer test or disc diffusion test is the standard method used for testing antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria
(B) . During incubation, the antimicrobial agent diffuses from disc into agar during a specified period of incubation,
establishing a gradient; the farther the chemical diffuses away from the filter paper, the higher the concentration of the agent
(C) . The minimum inhibitory concentration is constant for a given antimicrobial agent, hence different antimicrobial agents
can be compared to determine which is most effective against the target organism
(D) . Hospital infection-control microbiologists generate and examine susceptibility data to generate periodic reports called
antibiogram
(E) . Antibiograms are used to monitor control of known pathogens, to track the emergence of new pathogens and to identify
the emergence of antibiotic resistance at the local level
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