CEN/TC 140/WG 10 - Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Standardization of reference method(s) for in vitro testing of the susceptibility of bacteria with importance in human infections against antimicrobial agents and standardization in the field of bacteriology relating to the performance of antimicrobial susceptibility devices which are used for testing the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics in most medical laboratories.
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Standardization of reference method(s) for in vitro testing of the susceptibility of bacteria with importance in human infections against antimicrobial agents and standardization in the field of bacteriology relating to the performance of antimicrobial susceptibility devices which are used for testing the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics in most medical laboratories.
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CEN/TC 140/WG 10 is a Working Group within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Antimicrobial susceptibility testing" and is responsible for: Standardization of reference method(s) for in vitro testing of the susceptibility of bacteria with importance in human infections against antimicrobial agents and standardization in the field of bacteriology relating to the performance of antimicrobial susceptibility devices which are used for testing the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics in most medical laboratories. This committee has published 1 standards.
CEN/TC 140/WG 10 develops CEN standards. The scope of work includes: Standardization of reference method(s) for in vitro testing of the susceptibility of bacteria with importance in human infections against antimicrobial agents and standardization in the field of bacteriology relating to the performance of antimicrobial susceptibility devices which are used for testing the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics in most medical laboratories. Currently, there are 1 published standards from this working group.
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