Rapid Detection of Imipenem Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacteria Using Tabletop Scanning Electron Microscopy: A Preliminary Evaluation

Background: Enabling faster Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) is critical, especially to detect antibiotic resistance, to provide rapid and appropriate therapy and to improve clinical outcomes. Although several standard and automated culture-based methods are available and widely used, thes...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Haddad, Anthony Fontanini, Sara Bellali, Tatsuki Takakura, Yusuke Ominami, Akiko Hisada, Linda Hadjadj, Jean-Marc Rolain, Didier Raoult, Jacques Yaacoub Bou Khalil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.658322/full