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Posted on 04.15.21
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Beyond: Optimized antimicrobials for AST
Pharmaceutical-grade antibiotics are designed for the human body, but are not optimized for in vitro systems. There are a number of ways to optimize your AST platforms to increase efficiency and performance. Many systems require the ant...
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Posted on 04.01.21
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Series: Traditional versus Rapid AST
Unlike traditional antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) workflows that take days, rapid AST methods allows MICs to be determined in a matter of hours. This means the time to optimal therapy, antibiotic DOT (days on therapy), and ho...
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Posted on 03.18.21
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Series: Traditional AST methods
There is no substitute for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) data when you need it. The sensitivity and resistance of pathogens to a wide range of antimicrobials is necessary so that the proper path to treatment can be dete...
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Posted on 03.18.21
What is Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) and why is it important?
If the year 2020 has taught us anything, it is that pathogens can affect every aspect of our lives. This series is devoted to antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST). This four-part series will cover the following topics:A...