polisensibile

English translation: susceptible to a wide range (of antibiotics)

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Italian term or phrase:	polisensibile
English translation:	susceptible to a wide range (of antibiotics)
Entered by:	Michele Fauble

15:13 May 31, 2021

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Italian term or phrase: polisensibile

Hi all,

I'm struggling to narrow down the meaning of the word "polisensibile" in this context:

"Batteriemia a partenza urinaria sostenuta da Escherichia coli polisensibile: Emocolture: positive per Escherichia coli polisensibile"

When I search Google for "polisensibile", the results I find concern allergies and sensitivities in that sense. I've tried "multi/poli sensitive" in relation to bacteria and it brings up results featuring the term "multidrug resistant" but I'm not 100% convinced by this.

Any light shed on this would be greatly appreciated!

Emily Gilby KudoZ activity Questions: 149 (none open) (20 closed without grading) Answers: 68 United Kingdom
Local time: 04:19

susceptible to a wide range (of antibiotics)

Explanation:
The meaning.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2021-05-31 21:42:16 GMT)
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Antibiotic sensitivity testing or antibiotic susceptibility testing is the measurement of the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_sensitivity_testing

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Note added at 6 hrs (2021-05-31 21:45:57 GMT)
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“ Most of the bacteria that become resistant remain susceptible to a wide range of antibiotics and respond well to conventional treatment. ”
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/26341/direct

Selected response from:

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 20:19

Grading comment

Thanks Michele, this really helped me understand what this term meant!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

susceptible to a wide range (of antibiotics)

Michele Fauble

poly susceptible

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.

non-resistant

Anne Schulz

Discussion entries: 5

Answers

49 mins confidence:

poly susceptible

Explanation:
sustained by poly susceptible Escherichia coli: Blood cultures: positive for poly susceptible Escherichia coli"

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 22:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

susceptible to a wide range (of antibiotics)

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 20:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 123

Grading comment

Thanks Michele, this really helped me understand what this term meant!

19 hrs confidence:

non-resistant

Explanation:
I am not familiar with the use of polisensibile from personal experience, hence low CL.

A web search produces many instances of "S. aureus polisensibile" and "E. coli polisensibile". Staph aureus and E.coli are typical examples of bacteria which can be either very benign or very problematic, and it therefore seems that the meaning of polysensibile is in fact 'no resistance problems anticipated'.

In German medspeak, we simply called these bugs "sensible E.coli" and "sensible Staph. aureus", even if they are, by nature, not sensitive to each and any antibiotic. Accordingly, several instances of "non-resistant" can be found on the web.

Certificate Of Analysis - Sigma-Aldrich
https://www.sigmaaldrich.com › Ce...
MICROBIOLOGY TESTS, GROWTH: ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT E.COLI: POSITIVE, NON-RESISTANT E.COLI STRAIN: NONE. EXPIRY DATE, Expiry date printed ...

Phenotypic zinc resistance does not correlate with ...
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de › fub...
von F Ghazisaeedi · 2020 · Zitiert von: 8 — We screened phenotypic zinc/copper tolerance of 210 isolates (including antimicrobial resistant, multi-drug resistant, and non-resistant E. coli) selected from two, independent zinc-feeding animal trials...

The effect of environmental factors and migration dynamics on ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc
von G Na · 2018 · Zitiert von: 17 — Lastly, simulation experiments suggested differential adaptability between antibiotic-resistant and non-resistant E. coli towards environmental changes in estuary environments...

Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 05:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 249

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for your answer Anne - I actually went with your answer as it fit my context best but selected Michele's as the meaning was closer. Thanks again!

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