Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) directly causes an estimated 1.3 million deaths around the globe annually, a figure that the World Health Organization has predicted will rise. A leading cause of AMR is ...

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is a fundamental component of modern clinical microbiology that informs therapeutic decisions and underpins surveillance of antimicrobial resistance. AST ...

QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the launch of the CE-IVDR-certified QIAstat-Dx BCID GN Plus AMR Panel, establishing a comprehensive bloodstream infection ...

A recent Lancet Microbe study investigated the accuracy of antibiotic resistance determination from Enterococcus faecium genomes for diagnostic purposes. Study: Antibiotic resistance determination ...

In a multinational randomized trial, rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) shortened the time to antibiotic modification in patients with gram-negative bacteremia but did not improve the ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday launched a new website aimed at improving access to information that can help healthcare professionals determine which drugs are most likely to ...

Through trend analyses, this surveillance highlighted both the emergence and decline of AMR across diverse bacterial pathogens, helping inform which antibiotics may remain appropriate as first-line ...

Conventional antimicrobial susceptibility testing, reliant on broth microdilution and disk diffusion, can take 24–72 hours, delaying targeted therapy and contributing to inappropriate antibiotic use.

Researchers at Washington State University have developed an electrochemical test that can rapidly identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria in patient samples. The technology can provide a result in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A randomized clinical trial of rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing produced mixed results. It did not ...