[Study of antibiotic sensitivity of microorganisms by the method of diffusion in agar layers]

The proposed method for assessing microorganism sensitivity in solid and semisolid liquid nutrient media provides more accurate results and permits isolation of resistant forms of bacteria and studies of antibiotic interactions. Bacteriological study of latent growth zones of bacteria, although rather long, makes the results more reliable. The method can be used for assessing the microflora sensitivity in patients without resorting to isolation of pure cultures and in biotechnology for isolation of new antibiotics.