RAPID ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING USING HIGH-SENSITIVITY DIRECT DETECTION METHODS

• Main Authors: THOMANN, Ulrich, Hans, BLACK, Justin, Layne, MCDONOUGH, John, J, HARRIS, William, Coulter, PFALLER, Michael, Andy, LOWERY, Thomas, Jay, Jr, MAGNUSON, Glenn, DHANDA, Rahul, Krishan, NEELY, Lori, Anne
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 27.07.2017
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES; ENZYMOLOGY; MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; SPIRITS; VINEGAR; WINE

The invention features methods, panels, cartridges, kits, and systems for rapid and sensitive detection and identification of pathogens and determination of the pathogen's susceptibility to antimicrobial agents for diagnosis and treatment of disease, including bloodstream infection (e.g., bacteremia and fungemia), and sepsis. L'invention concerne des procédés, des panneaux, des cartouches, des trousses, et des systèmes rapides et précis de détection et d'identification d'agents pathogènes et de détermination de la susceptibilité d'un pathogène à des agents antimicrobiens pour le diagnostic et le traitement de maladies, y compris l'infection de la circulation sanguine (par exemple, la bactériémie et la fongémie) et la septicémie.