Novel electronic biosensor for automated inoculum preparation to accelerate antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Abstract A key predictor of morbidity and mortality for patients with a bloodstream infection is time to appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Accelerating antimicrobial susceptibility testing from positive blood cultures is therefore key to improving patient outcomes, yet traditional laboratory approa...

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Main Authors: Suzanne Putney, Andrew H. Theiss, Nitin K. Rajan, Eszter Deak, Creighton Buie, Yvonne Ngo, Hima Shah, Victoria Yuan, Elizabeth Botbol-Ponte, Adrian Hoyos-Urias, Oren Knopfmacher, Catherine A. Hogan, Niaz Banaei, Meike S. Herget
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90830-2