Evaluation of a new Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility system for Gram-negative and Gram-positive bloodstream infections: speed and accuracy of Alfred 60AST

Evaluation of a new Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility system for Gram-negative and Gram-positive bloodstream infections: speed and accuracy of Alfred 60AST

Abstract Background Blood stream infections (BSIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The time from taking blood cultures to obtain results of antibiotic sensitivity can be up to five days which impacts patient care. The Alfred 60 AST™ can reduce laboratory time from positive culture bott...

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Main Authors: Vanesa Anton-Vazquez, Samuel Adjepong, Cristina Suarez, Timothy Planche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Rapid diagnostics. Bloodstream infection. Bacteraemia. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Gram-negative bacteria. Gram-positive bacteria
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-019-1654-9

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