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DictionarySeeconcentrationminimum inhibitory concentration
minimum inhibitory concentration The minimum concentration of an antibiotic required to inhibit bacterial growth in a clinical isolate (e.g., a blood-borne infection), which is used as a surrogate indicator of the agent’s efficacy.minimum inhibitory concentration Lab medicine The minimum antibiotic concentration needed to inhibit bacterial growth from a clinical isolate–eg, a bloodborne infection, which is a form of antimicrobial susceptibility testing. See Minimum bactericidal concentration. minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) the lowest concentration of a chemotherapeutic agent (see CHEMOTHERAPY that will prevent growth of the test ORGANISM.AcronymsSeeMIC |