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Antibiotics susceptibility test can determine allergies?

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Not sure: I am not sure what you mean by an antibiotic susceptibility test. Bacteria that cause infections that are isolated from a person's blood or urine undergo susceptibility testing to determine whether a bacteria can be killed by a particular antibiotic. This is not an allergy test. However, there are tests that can determine antibiotic allergy if that is what you mean.

Dr Parvez agreed

Answered 4/3/2014

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