The term is currently used to designate either a place or a philosophy of care for persons in the last stages of life and their families. For decades there have been hospices in England, free-standing facilities unaffiliated with hospitals and autonomous in terms of professional procedures.
Antimicrobial resistance refers to the resistance of a microbial organism to a drug or an agent that was previously effective in eliminating the organism or checking its growth and multiplication. Drug resistant strains generally evolve over a period of time in nature.
Indications/Applications. Antimicrobial susceptibility is an appropriate test whenever a specimen is collected from a suspected infection site. In the face of active infection, this information, along with the Gram stain and culture, allow the physician to select an appropriate antimicrobial agent to treat an infection.