Device and method for microbial susceptibility testing
CA 2365232 A1 · Owner: Barron, William G. · Inventors: Jeffrey, Scott R.; Thorpe, Thurman C.; Barron, William G.
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A method and apparatus for performing microbial antibiotic susceptibility testing include disposable, multi-chambered susceptibility plates and an automated plate handler and image acquisition and processing instrument the susceptibility plates are inoculated with a microorganism (any suitable organism such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa algae and viruses) and anti-, microbial agent(s) are applied such that the microorganism is exposed to a variety of concentrations, or a gradient of each anti-microbial agent. The plates are then placed in the instrument which monitors and measures the , growth (or lack thereof) of the microorganisms. This data is used to determine the susceptibility …
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- Filed March 9, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 9, 2020.
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