A rapid, point-of-care antibiotic susceptibility test for urinary tract infections.
Melody Toosky, Jonathan T. Grunwald, Daniela Pala, Byron Shen, Weian Zhao, Cartesio D’Agostini, Ferdinando Coghe, Giancarlo Angioni, Guido Motolese, Timothy J. Abram, Eleonora Nicolai
Abstract
By reducing the typical timeframe for susceptibility testing from 2-3 days to 2 h, our POC phenotypic AST can provide critical information to clinicians prior to the administration of antibiotic therapy.
Topics & Concepts
NitrofurantoinAntibioticsPoint of careBacteriaMedicineMicrobiologyUrinary systemCeftazidimeUrineAntibiotic resistanceInternal medicineBiologyPathologyPseudomonas aeruginosaGeneticsUrinary Tract Infections ManagementBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research