Performance evaluation of the QMAC-dRAST for staphylococci and enterococci isolated from blood culture: a comparative study of performance with the VITEK-2 system
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DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky015
Abstract: Objectives To evaluate the performance of a rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) platform based on microfluidic chip technology, the QMAC-dRAST, which enables AST from colony isolates or positive blood culture broth (PBCB), and to compare… read more here.
Keywords: drast; vitek system; performance; qmac drast ... See more keywords
Direct rapid antibiotic susceptibility test (dRAST) for blood culture and its potential usefulness in clinical practice
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DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000678
Abstract: Purpose. The direct rapid antibiotic susceptibility test (dRAST), based on analysing changes in bacterial micro‐colonies under antibiotic conditions, detects antibiotic resistance within 6 h of direct smear examination results. This study aimed to assess the… read more here.
Keywords: potential usefulness; drast; rapid antibiotic; test ... See more keywords
Performance of dRAST on Prospective Clinical Blood Culture Samples in a Simulated Clinical Setting and on Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02107-21
Abstract: There is an utmost need for rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of bacteria causing bloodstream infections (BSI). The dRAST (QuantaMatrix Inc., Seoul) is a rapid AST method that can be performed directly from positive blood… read more here.
Keywords: ast; blood culture; drast; culture samples ... See more keywords