1513. A New Method for Rapid Phenotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Directly from Patient Samples

摘要

BackgroundLife-threatening syndromic hospital infections including sepsis, ventilator acquired pneumonia, catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), and surgical site infections are often caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens. Implementing the targeted narrow-spectrum antimicrobial therapy as rapidly as possible at the onset of infection is critical for lowering morbidity and mortality for these infections. We present the new MultiPath technology for rapid syndromic infection detection, pathogen identification, and phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST). Our feasibility data demonstrate the technology’s potential application as a rapid CAUTI diagnostic.