Antibiotics, 2022 Background: Bacteria produce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during growth, which can be detected by colorimetric sensor arrays (CSAs). The SpecifAST® system (Specific Diagnostics) employs this technique to enable antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST)
Sacha Daniëlle Kuil +6 more
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Whole-Genome Sequencing and Concordance Between Antimicrobial Susceptibility Genotypes and Phenotypes of Bacterial Isolates Associated with Bovine Respiratory Disease. [PDF]
, 2017 Extended laboratory culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing timelines hinder rapid species identification and susceptibility profiling of bacterial pathogens associated with bovine respiratory disease, the most prevalent cause of cattle ...
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 MALDI-TOF MS technology has made possible revolutionary advances in the diagnosis of infectious diseases. Besides allowing rapid and reliable identification of bacteria and fungi, this technology has been recently applied to the detection of ...
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2021 The use of molecular-based diagnostic testing, such as the Luminex Verigene system, to rapidly identify the most common bacterial isolates from blood cultures is an important tool that reduces the duration of inappropriate antibiotics and decreases ...
Jeffrey A. Freiberg +4 more
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When good bugs go bad: Epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Corynebacterium striatum, an emerging multidrug-resistant, opportunistic pathogen [PDF]
, 2017 Infections with Corynebacterium striatum have been described in the literature over the last 2 decades, with the majority being bacteremia, central line infections, and occasionally, endocarditis.
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Direct susceptibility testing by disk diffusion on clinical samples : a rapid and accurate tool for antibiotic stewardship [PDF]
, 2015 We compared the accuracy of direct susceptibility testing (DST) with conventional antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), both using disk diffusion, on clinical samples.
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Susceptibility Provision Enhances Effective De-escalation (SPEED): utilizing rapid phenotypic susceptibility testing in Gram-negative bloodstream infections and its potential clinical impact [PDF]
, 2019 Objectives We evaluated the performance and time to result for pathogen identification (ID) and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of the Accelerate Pheno™ system (AXDX) compared with standard of care (SOC) methods.
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The role of microbiology and pharmacy departments in the stewardship of antibiotic prescribing in European hospitals [PDF]
, 2007 This observational, cross-sectional study describes the role played by clinical microbiology and pharmacy departments in the stewardship of antibiotic prescribing in European hospitals.
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Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Proceedings of the STAR Sexually Transmitted Infection-Clinical Trial Group Programmatic Meeting. [PDF]
, 2019 The goal of the Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinical Trial Group's Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) meeting was to assemble experts from academia, government, nonprofit and industry to discuss the current state of research,
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Comparison of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methods for Colistin against Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Southern India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Introduction: The emergence of resistance to colistin urges the need for standardised invitro susceptibility testing methods for colistin, both for patient care and also for epidemiological purpose.
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