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 ...

A randomized clinical trial demonstrated the limits of rapid testing to determine the antibiotic susceptibility of ...

Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing of blood cultures is not superior to standard testing in patients with gram-negative bloodstream infections, according to the FAST trial.

The threat of antibiotic-resistant strains of infection is an escalating global health concern and improved targeting of antibiotics is crucial in reducing the spread of resistance. Current ...

We read with interest the letter by Kwok Chiu Chang and appreciate the potential implications they raise for individuals in settings in which rapid, reliable, and complete drug susceptibility testing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thought LeadersDr. Ester SegalAssociate Professor of Biotechnology and Food TechnologyThe Technion – Israel Institute of Technology An interview with Dr. Ester Segal from the Technion (Israel ...

Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, claiming 1.6 million lives annually. 1 Antimicrobial resistance is undermining efforts to curb the global tuberculosis epidemic: among ...