Methods for the detection and identification of pathogenic bacteria: past, present, and future.

By Linda Váradi, J. Luo, D. Hibbs, J. Perry, Rosaleen J. Anderson, S. Orenga, P. Groundwater. Chemical Society Reviews, 2017

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In order to retard the rate of development of antibacterial resistance, the causative agent must be identified as rapidly as possible, so that directed patient treatment and/or contact precautions can be initiated. This review highlights the challenges associated with the detection and identification of pathogenic bacteria, by providing an introduction to the techniques currently used, as well as newer techniques that are in development. Focusing on the chemical basis for these techniques, the review also provides a comparison of their advantages and disadvantages.

Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Biochemistry, Microbiology

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• Carbapenem Resistance: A Review (2017, background): “Prior to this susceptibility testing, a bacterial species identification is required which takes about two days for common bacterial pathogens, and although it is highly accurate, there are inherent problems in differentiation between acquired and intrinsic resistance [88,89].”