GENETIC TESTING FOR PREDICTING RESISTANCE OF SHIGELLA SPECIES AGAINST ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

摘要

The invention relates to a method of determining an infection of a patient with Shigella species potentially resistant to antimicrobial drug treatment, a method of selecting a treatment of a patient suffering from an antibiotic resistant Shigella infection, and a method of determining an antibiotic resistance profile for bacterial microorganisms of Shigella species, as well as computer program products used in these methods. In an exemplary method, a sample 1, is used for molecular testing 2, and then a molecular fingerprint 3 is taken. The result is then compared to a reference library 4, and the result 5 is reported.