Strains with intermediate resistance were considered resistant for the purpose of these analyses.
The classification of intermediate-resistance in vitro was considered resistant for our study.
Full resistance and intermediate resistance, as defined by NCCLS, were both considered "resistant" for the purposes of presentation and statistical analysis.
Intermediate level of resistance by the disk diffusion method was considered resistant in this study.
An isolate was considered resistant if it had either intermediate or high-level resistance to an antibiotic.
Western powers long considered resistant to Russian mischief are increasingly vulnerable.
Additionally, patients whose blood pressure can be lowered to normal on four or more drugs should be considered resistant and should be closely monitored, the panel said.
The virus can infect and kill a range of other mammals, including those which were previously considered resistant to infection by avian influenza.
Even soils considered resistant to acidification showed a decrease in pH.
E. coli was considered sensitive if count dropped to 1% and was considered resistant if >90% of the organisms survived after 2 hrs of incubation.
A mutant was considered resistant if was capable to grow at antibiotic concentrations that inhibited the growth of its parental, wild-type strain.
