The field of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and resistance detection is rapidly evolving to address the global threat posed by antimicrobial resistance. In recent years, a ...

Researchers at EPFL and Vrije Universiteit Brussel have developed a novel and highly efficient method for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing using optical microscopy. The technique, called ...

Antibiotics have revolutionized medicine, saving countless lives by treating previously fatal bacterial infections with ease. Yet today, their power is in serious jeopardy. Every year in the United ...

Applying a Novel Microplate Photometer for the Assessment of Bacterial Growth As commonly prescribed treatments for bacterial infection, antibiotics are substances or compounds that kill (bactericidal ...

Point-of-care PCR testing for STIs in the ED reduced length of stay and improved antibiotic stewardship compared with central laboratory testing.

Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) refers to coordinated strategies for the targeted, evidence-based, and safe use of ...

“We have developed a technique in our laboratories that allows us to obtain an antibiogram within 2-4 hours – instead of the current 24 hours for the most common germs and one month for tuberculosis,” ...

Thought LeadersDr. Sandor KasasResearch LeadEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne News Medical speaks with Dr. Sandor Kasas, a lead researcher at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in ...

A study conducted in nine European centres has demonstrated the efficacy of a new rapid test designed to detect infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The recent emergence and spread of ...

Antibiotics once turned deadly infections into curable ones. That trust is now cracking. Across hospitals and homes, germs ...

A one-dose oral drug called zoliflodacin has proven highly effective against gonorrhoea in a major international trial. The ...