A new method for identifying the pathogens involved in sepsis cases, which could help to select optimal therapeutics, is reported in Nature. The test has the potential to reduce the turnaround times ...

To mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, researchers supported by the Oxford Martin Programme on Antimicrobial Resistance Testing (University of Oxford) have reported advances towards a novel and ...

To permanently access this eBook for free, fill out the short form below. Culture media and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) are essential to clinical microbiology, supporting accurate ...

McGill researchers have developed a diagnostic system capable of identifying bacteria—and determining which antibiotics can stop them—in just 36 minutes, a major advance in the global effort to curb ...

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 ...

‌Your doctor might order an antibiotic sensitivity test to find the best treatment for you when you have an infection. It helps determine both the appropriate antibiotic and dosage that you need to ...

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the top ten threats to public health worldwide. It occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites do not respond to antimicrobial drugs anymore. Drug-resistant ...

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 ...

A critical problem in treating Clostridioides difficile infections is the possibility that the pathogen develops resistance ...