Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) remains the cornerstone of effective antimicrobial
selection and optimization in patients. Despite recent advances in rapid pathogen …

Fast determination of antimicrobial agents' effectiveness (susceptibility/resistance pattern) is
an essential diagnostic step for treating bacterial infections and stopping world-wide …

Rapid bacterial identification (ID) and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) are in great
demand due to the rise of drug-resistant bacteria. Conventional culture-based AST methods …

Antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST), the screening of effective types and dosages of
antibiotics, has become significantly important in the antimicrobial-resistance era over the …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by bacteria is a serious global threat, and a rapid, high-
throughput, and easy-to-use phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) method is …

Infectious diseases caused by bacterial pathogens remain one of the most common causes
of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Rapid microbiological analysis is required for prompt …

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is an essential diagnostic procedure to determine
the correct course of treatment for various types of pathogen infections. Patients are treated …

Rapid and accurate antimicrobial prescriptions are critical for bloodstream infection (BSI)
patients, as they can guide drug use and decrease mortality significantly. The traditional …

Antibiotic resistance is compromising our ability to treat bacterial infections. Clinical
microbiology laboratories guide appropriate treatment through antimicrobial susceptibility …

This article describes Bac teria ID Chips ('BacChips'): an inexpensive, portable, and
autonomous microfluidic platform for identifying pathogenic strains of bacteria. BacChips …