Fully automated disc diffusion for rapid antibiotic susceptibility test results: a proof-of-principle study
M Hombach, M Jetter, N Blöchliger… - Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background: Antibiotic resistance poses a significant threat to patients suffering from
infectious diseases. Early readings of antibiotic susceptibility test (AST) results could be of …
infectious diseases. Early readings of antibiotic susceptibility test (AST) results could be of …
Evaluation of the Scan® 1200 as a rapid tool for reading antibiotic susceptibility testing by the disc diffusion technique
S Le Page, G Dubourg, JM Rolain - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objectives In clinical microbiology, some instruments are able to automatically read
inhibition zone diameters for antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) performed by the disc …
inhibition zone diameters for antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) performed by the disc …
Rapid disc diffusion antibiotic susceptibility testing for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Enterococcus spp.
M Hombach, M Jetter, N Blöchliger… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background We investigated the feasibility of rapid disc diffusion antibiotic susceptibility
testing (rAST) with reading of inhibition zones after 6 and/or 8 h of incubation for …
testing (rAST) with reading of inhibition zones after 6 and/or 8 h of incubation for …
Quality assurance of antimicrobial susceptibility testing by disc diffusion
A King, DFJ Brown - Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Quality assurance is essential to ensure the quality of antimicrobial susceptibility tests by
diffusion methods. Routine internal quality control testing with a range of control strains is a …
diffusion methods. Routine internal quality control testing with a range of control strains is a …
Relative contribution of biological variation and technical variables to zone diameter variations of disc diffusion susceptibility testing
Objectives Disc diffusion is still largely based on manual procedures. Technical variations
originate from inoculum preparation, variations in materials, individual operator plate …
originate from inoculum preparation, variations in materials, individual operator plate …
Stop waiting for tomorrow: disk diffusion performed on early growth is an accurate method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing with reduced turnaround time
DM Webber, MA Wallace… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Disk diffusion is a slow but reliable standard method for measuring the antimicrobial
susceptibility of microorganisms. Our objective was to improve the turnaround time for this …
susceptibility of microorganisms. Our objective was to improve the turnaround time for this …
Rapid detection of ESBL, carbapenemases, MRSA and other important resistance phenotypes within 6–8 h by automated disc diffusion antibiotic susceptibility testing
M Hombach, M Jetter, PM Keller… - Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background In principle, automated systems allow rapid reading of disc diffusion AST (rAST)
within 6–8 h. Objectives This study analysed whether rAST can discriminate resistance …
within 6–8 h. Objectives This study analysed whether rAST can discriminate resistance …
Shortening the incubation time for antimicrobial susceptibility testing by disk diffusion for Enterobacteriaceae: how short can it be and are the results accurate?
W van den Bijllaardt, AG Buiting, JW Mouton… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The standard incubation time for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) by disk diffusion is
primarily based on laboratory working hours rather than growth and kill characteristics of …
primarily based on laboratory working hours rather than growth and kill characteristics of …
Evaluation of prolonged incubation time of 16–20 h with the EUCAST rapid antimicrobial susceptibility disc diffusion testing method
E Jonasson, E Matuschek… - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Antimicrobial resistance rates are continuously increasing, driving the need for
rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (RAST) results, especially in the treatment of …
rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (RAST) results, especially in the treatment of …
Evaluation of Bio-Rad® discs for antimicrobial susceptibility testing by disc diffusion and the ADAGIO™ system for the automatic reading and interpretation of results
M Strauss, K Zoabi, D Sagas, B Reznik-Gitlitz… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
The disc diffusion test is used for antimicrobial susceptibility testing worldwide. In this study,
the performance of both Bio-Rad® antibiotic discs (as compared with Oxoid® discs) and the …
the performance of both Bio-Rad® antibiotic discs (as compared with Oxoid® discs) and the …