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Comparative evaluation of EUCAST RAST and QuickMIC for rapid susceptibility testing of carbapenem-resistant organisms directly from positive blood cultures

2026-01-26 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveThe rapid availability of phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility results is crucial for the timely detection of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms and for guiding optimized treatment strategies. Recently, novel methods have been introduced that enable direct antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) from positive blood cultures. However, their performance has not yet been systematically compared in head-to-head evaluations. This study aimed to assess the analytical performanc...

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