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cAST: Capillary-Based Platform for Real-Time Phenotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing.
Analytical chemistry - 4 Feb 2020
Wang Ruisheng, Vemulapati Sasank, Westblade Lars F, Glesby Marshall J, Mehta Saurabh, Erickson David
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Antimicrobial resistance is recognized as one of the greatest emerging threats to public health. Antimicrobial resistant (AMR) microorganisms affect nearly 2 million people a year in the United States alone and place an estimated $20 billion burden on the healthcare system. The rise of AMR microorganisms can be attributed to a combination of overprescription of antimicrobials and a lack of accessible diagnostic...
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