Evaluation of a Novel System for Rapid Antibacterial Susceptibility Testing
Early determination of antibacterial susceptibility increases the success of therapy, decreases unnecessary use of antibacterial agents and side-effects, and lowers the overall healthcare cost. We have evaluated a rapid antibacterial susceptibility test, Qui-Sensitest (Salubris Inc., Istanbul, Turke...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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| author | S Salmanzadeh-Ahrabi Gh-R Irajian S Ercis T Kocagöz |
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| description | Early determination of antibacterial susceptibility increases the success of therapy, decreases unnecessary use of antibacterial agents and side-effects, and lowers the overall healthcare cost. We have evaluated a rapid antibacterial susceptibility test, Qui-Sensitest (Salubris Inc., Istanbul, Turkey), which is based on a rapid culture medium that indicates growth by changing its color. Qui-Sensitest proved to be a reliable rapid test for determining antibacterial susceptibility having an overall agreement of 97.6% with Kirby Bauer disk diffusion test results for enteric bacteria with 0.4% of major discrepancies and 2.0% of minor discrepancy. Since the test makes the results available in 3.5-6 hours, it can provide the means for choosing the right treatment regimen the same day the infectious agent is isolated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2845c0be672c47e3ba8b82db63c7a3512022-12-21T19:46:36ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932007-03-0136Supple 2Evaluation of a Novel System for Rapid Antibacterial Susceptibility Testing S Salmanzadeh-Ahrabi0 Gh-R Irajian1 S Ercis2 T Kocagöz3 Early determination of antibacterial susceptibility increases the success of therapy, decreases unnecessary use of antibacterial agents and side-effects, and lowers the overall healthcare cost. We have evaluated a rapid antibacterial susceptibility test, Qui-Sensitest (Salubris Inc., Istanbul, Turkey), which is based on a rapid culture medium that indicates growth by changing its color. Qui-Sensitest proved to be a reliable rapid test for determining antibacterial susceptibility having an overall agreement of 97.6% with Kirby Bauer disk diffusion test results for enteric bacteria with 0.4% of major discrepancies and 2.0% of minor discrepancy. Since the test makes the results available in 3.5-6 hours, it can provide the means for choosing the right treatment regimen the same day the infectious agent is isolated.https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2917Disk diffusionRapid test |
| spellingShingle | S Salmanzadeh-Ahrabi Gh-R Irajian S Ercis T Kocagöz Evaluation of a Novel System for Rapid Antibacterial Susceptibility Testing Iranian Journal of Public Health Disk diffusion Rapid test |
| title | Evaluation of a Novel System for Rapid Antibacterial Susceptibility Testing |
| title_full | Evaluation of a Novel System for Rapid Antibacterial Susceptibility Testing |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of a Novel System for Rapid Antibacterial Susceptibility Testing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of a Novel System for Rapid Antibacterial Susceptibility Testing |
| title_short | Evaluation of a Novel System for Rapid Antibacterial Susceptibility Testing |
| title_sort | evaluation of a novel system for rapid antibacterial susceptibility testing |
| topic | Disk diffusion Rapid test |
| url | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2917 |
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