Direct Microbial Identification using An Automated Microbial Identification System to Facilitate the EUCAST RAST Method Without Mass SpectrometryKirti Vishwakarma 1, Ayush Gupta 1, Shashank Purwar 1, Navinchandra Motiram Kaore 1, Sunil Tank 1, Shrutika Pundir 2
1Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, 2Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
EUCAST has developed a direct antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) protocol for automated blood cultures. However, its dependence on mass spectrometry-based microbial identification can be obviated by using a direct inoculum preparation protocol in an automated microbial identification system. This approach can provide AST reports within 24 h of sample collection.
