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

Colistin remains a critical agent against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens but poses unique challenges for susceptibility testing. Its cationic, amphipathic structure binds to plastic ...

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 ...

ROCKVILLE, Md., June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CirrusDx, Inc. (CirrusDx), an infectious disease laboratory and diagnostics company, today announced it now offers antimicrobial susceptibility testing ...

The possibility of rapidly identifying antibiotic resistant bacteria can play a significant role in solving the global antibiotic crisis by facilitating the targeted and timely administration of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 new ultrasensitive thermal sensor can track metabolic heat from small bacterial populations, offering potential ...