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What is Fast AST?

29 Sept 2025
What is Fast AST?

In this video, bioMérieux presents Fast AST, the new standard for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST). In critical cases such as sepsis, where time to effective therapy is essential, Fast AST delivers results hours faster than traditional methods. Discover how the VITEK® REVEAL™ from bioMérieux is an essential addition to the sepsis diagnostic continuum, delivering rapid performance when every hour counts.

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bioMérieux develops and produces in vitro diagnostic solutions (systems, reagents, software and services) for private and hospital laboratories, mainly for the diagnosis of infectious diseases. The results obtained from a patient sample (blood, urine, stool, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, etc.) provide doctors with information to support their decisions.

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