Clinical and Financial Impact of Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing in Blood Cultures [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2022 The rapid identification of pathogens that cause bloodstream infections plays a vital role in the modern clinical microbiology laboratory. Despite demonstrating a significant reduction in turnaround time and a significant effect on clinical decisions ...
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Beating the Bio-Terror Threat with Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2021 A bioterror event using an infectious bacterium may lead to catastrophic outcomes involving morbidity and mortality as well as social and psychological stress.
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Portable Dynamic Laser Speckle Imaging for Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing [PDF]
ECS Sensors PlusAntimicrobial resistance remains a pressing global health threat. Conventional antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) methods are limited by long incubation times and centralized laboratory requirements, hindering timely decision-making in resource ...
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Evaluation of FASTinov for rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPseudomonas aeruginosa is a critical priority pathogen due to its high resistance rates and limited treatment options. Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (rAST) is essential to optimize therapy, particularly because resistance mechanisms in P ...
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Phenotypic Ultra-Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for Ceftazidime–Avibactam: In Support of Antimicrobial Stewardship [PDF]
MicroorganismsCeftazidime–avibactam (CZA) is a potent broad-spectrum drug combination covering extended-spectrum β-lactamases, AmpC, and carbapenemases of class A and D, OXA-48-type producers.
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Evaluation of EUCAST Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for Gram-Negative Bacteria Directly from Positive Blood Cultures [PDF]
Infection and Drug ResistancePeng-Peng Tian,1 Hui Yang,1 Tian Wang,1 Li Wang,1 Meng-Yao Du,1 Shan-Shan Su,1 Li-Sha Zhu,1 Xian-Mo Wang,1 Liang-Cai Xie,1 Wen Fan,1 Tian Tian,2 Hua-Wei Yi1 1Laboratory Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei ...
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Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing using carbon screen printed electrodes in a microfluidic device [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe development of rapid, sensitive, and affordable antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is essential for controlling antibiotic overuse, thereby creating a critical checkpoint for the emerging antimicrobial resistance threat.
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 Rapid detection of pathogens and assessment of antimicrobial susceptibility is of great importance for public health, especially in resource-limiting regions. Herein, we developed a rapid, portable, and universal detection method for bacteria using AgNPs-
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Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methods for Blood Cultures and Their Clinical Impact [PDF]
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Rapid Bead-Based Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing by Optical Diffusometry. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 This study combined optical diffusometry and bead-based immunoassays to develop a novel technique for quantifying the growth of specific microorganisms and achieving rapid AST.
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