1. Reading and interpretation of mCIM results.
Reading and interpretation of mCIM results. (A) A 22-mm zone of inhibition of growth of the carbapenem-susceptible indicator organism is present around the meropenem (MEM) disk that was incubated with the negative-control organism (N), while no zone of inhibition is present around the MEM disks that were incubated with the positive-control organism (P) or the test organism (T). (B) Closer examination of the zone around the MEM disk incubated with the negative-control organism reveals a narrow ring of growth abutting the disk, which represents carryover of the test organism from the tryptic soy broth; this growth is ignored when interpreting mCIM results.
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