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A guide to fast antimicrobial susceptibility testing: Alternative methods for improving antimicrobial therapy
22 Sept 2025Over the past decade, novel fast antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) methods have been developed that significantly reduce the time to pathogen identification and susceptibility profile determination. Many of these technologies allow for AST directly from positive blood cultures, eliminating the hours- or days-long wait time.
This guide from bioMérieux explains why AST is important, provides an overview of the sepsis crisis, delineates the advantages of fast AST compared to conventional methods, describes phenotypic and genomic methods, and reviews novel methods.
Download the guide to learn how you can stay ahead in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
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