Antimicrobial susceptibility assays in paper-based portable culture devices.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
To detect antibiotic-resistant bacteria in areas remote from microbiology laboratories, we designed portable culture devices performing an analogue of the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion test inside patterned papers embedded in tape. We quantified the antibiotic susceptibility of several strains of Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium by measuring blue-colored zones of inhibited growth.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests
- Escherichia coli
- Paper
- Salmonella typhimurium