Antibioticogram is a test that determines the sensitivity of pathogenic microflora to various drugs. Pharmacological industry is developing very quickly, which contributes to the emergence of new drugs. The purpose of this analysis is to find out how effective the chosen therapy will be. Perhaps some drugs will not help at all.
On the other hand, a bacterium exposed to a certain substance develops protection against it. The evolution of pathogenic flora is so rapid that without antibioticogram and further interpretation of the analysis, treatment can not lead to any result.
How is the analysis done?
Preparation for the test is not needed. For various pathologies, one of the following biological materials may be required:
- tissue sites;
- sputum;
- urine;
- bile;
- exudate and others.
Available material, for example, urine, the patient is able to assemble himself. If we are talking about tissues and other organs that require invasive intervention, the specialist will need to be involved.
How to decipher an antibioticogram?
The result of such an analysis, as a rule, is given to the patient in the form of a table. Possible variants of preparations for use are indicated in a vertical column. Then usually the values of sensitivity to them in percent or pluses and minuses are placed. The variations of the notation may differ insignificantly from each other. The decoding of the antibiotic image will be needed by the attending physician in order to select the optimal medicine that will most effectively cope with the disease.
The norm is the direction of the doctor to pass the bacussis on the microflora along with the antibioticogram. This is done to identify the characteristics of pathogenic microorganisms, and at the same time, their resistance to existing antibiotics .