ESBL Publication: P. Pérez-Palacios et al., Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2019

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Assessment of a semi-automated enrichment system (UroquattroHB&L) for detection of faecal carriers of ESBL-/AmpC-producing Enterobacterales P. Pérez-Palacios et al., Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2019 DOI:10.1016/j.eimc.2019.11.001 The aim of this study was to compare the semi-automatic Uroquattro HB&L “ESBL/AmpC Screening” (Alifax®) system with the routine culture on selective media to detect ESBL/AmpC-producing microorganisms (3CGRE). A total…

New RAP SEPSIS publication from Saint-Luc University Hospital of Brussels

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Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing on positive blood cultures through an innovative light scattering technology: performances and turnaround time evaluation BMC Infectious Diseases https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4623-x Lidvine Boland†, Corentin Streel†, Hélène De Wolf, Hector Rodriguez and Alexia Verroken Background: A bacteremia diagnosis with speeded-up identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is mandatory to adjust empirical broad-spectrum antibiotherapy and…

New RAP SEPSIS publication from St. George’s University of London

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Evaluation of a new Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility system for Gram-negative and Gram-positive bloodstream infections: speed and accuracy of Alfred 60AST BMC Microbiology https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-019-1654-9 Vanesa Anton-Vazquez1,3* , Samuel Adjepong2, Cristina Suarez1 and Timothy Planche1,2,3   Background: Blood stream infections (BSIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The time from taking blood cultures to obtain…

New RAP SEPSIS publication from University Hospitals Leuven – Belgium

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Performance and potential clinical impact of Alfred60AST (Alifax®) for direct antimicrobial susceptibility testing on positive blood culture bottles European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-019-03690-0 Bea Van den Poel1 & Philippe Meersseman2 & Yves Debaveye3 & Adrian Klak1 & Jan Verhaegen1,4 & Stefanie Desmet1,4 Abstract Rapid pathogen identification (ID) and antimicrobial susceptibility testing…

New RAP SEPSIS publication from Marañón University Hospital of Madrid

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Evaluation of the Alfred AST® system for rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing directly from positive blood cultures European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Carlos Sánchez-Carrillo, Paula Pescador, Rosa Ricote, Julia Fuentes, Carmen Losada, Ana Candela, Emilia Cercenado Servicio de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Dr. Esquerdo 46, 28007 Madrid, Spain Abstract To…