Tag Archives: EUCAST

Quality microbiological diagnostics and antimicrobial susceptibility testing explained

Our recent ‘Lessons from the Field’ paper is now (freely) available via the Western Pacific Surveillance and Response journal It is focused on implementation of quality testing in Pacific Island nations.  Clinicians and others may be interested in the answers … Continue reading

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Antimicrobial susceptibility testing – video masterclasses – Fiona Courtney

Consumables for AST – Set up of AST – Reading of the AST result – Thank you Fiona for these excellent explanations!  

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How well is your lab performing antimicrobial susceptibility testing?

Production of reliable AST results is critical for clinicians and their patients. AST results enable correct antibiotic therapy to be directed against the specific pathogen(s). Please review this brief presentations from our bacteriology scientist Fiona Oehme.  EUCAST AST Quality Control F Courtney 2016 … Continue reading

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