Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Based on a Bio-Inspired Chemiluminescence Sensor.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04020
Abstract: Indiscriminate usage of antibiotics has caused accelerating growth and global expansion of antimicrobial resistance. Therefore, rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) for guiding antibiotic prescription and preventing the spread of antimicrobial resistance is in urgent need.… read more here.
Keywords: rapid antimicrobial; susceptibility testing; chemiluminescence sensor; sensor ... See more keywords
Direct, rapid antimicrobial susceptibility test from positive blood cultures based on microscopic imaging analysis
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01278-2
Abstract: For the timely treatment of patients with infections in bloodstream and cerebrospinal fluid, a rapid antimicrobial susceptibility test (AST) is urgently needed. Here, we describe a direct and rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (dRAST) system, which… read more here.
Keywords: susceptibility; rapid antimicrobial; antimicrobial susceptibility; test ... See more keywords
EUCAST rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (RAST) compared to conventional susceptibility testing: implementation and potential added value in a tertiary hospital in Belgium.
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DOI: 10.1080/17843286.2023.2197314
Abstract: OBJECTIVES EUCAST breakpoints for short incubation disk diffusion allow rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (RAST) directly from positive blood cultures. We evaluate the RAST methodology and assess its potential added value in a setting of low… read more here.
Keywords: rapid antimicrobial; testing rast; susceptibility testing; susceptibility ... See more keywords
Recent Advances in Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing.
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DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/hvab207
Abstract: BACKGROUND Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is classically performed using growth-based techniques that essentially require viable bacterial matter to become visible to the naked eye or a sophisticated densitometer. CONTENT Technologies based on the measurement of… read more here.
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Evaluation of the EUCAST Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test for Enterobacterales-Containing Blood Cultures in China
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02559-21
Abstract: Bloodstream infection (BSI) is defined by the presence of microbes in the bloodstream and has high mortality. Early antimicrobial therapy is key to treating BSI patients. ABSTRACT Bloodstream infection (BSI) is defined by the presence… read more here.
Keywords: bsi; rapid antimicrobial; eucast rapid; susceptibility ... See more keywords
European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing-Recommended Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus From Positive Blood Culture Bottles
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DOI: 10.3343/alm.2023.43.5.443
Abstract: Background Early diagnosis and treatment are important for a good prognosis of bloodstream infections. The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) recommends rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (RAST) based on the disk diffusion methodology for… read more here.
Keywords: rapid antimicrobial; committee antimicrobial; european committee; susceptibility testing ... See more keywords
Implementing EUCAST rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing method for sepsis: lessons learned in a tertiary care center.
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DOI: 10.3855/jidc.13799
Abstract: INTRODUCTION We prospectively evaluated EUCAST rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing methodology for susceptibility testing directly from blood culture bottles in comparison to CLSI disk-diffusion method. METHODOLOGY During May-November 2019, positively flagged blood culture bottles showing Gram-negative… read more here.
Keywords: major error; methodology; susceptibility testing; rapid antimicrobial ... See more keywords