Novel electronic biosensor for automated inoculum preparation to accelerate antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

A key predictor of morbidity and mortality for patients with a bloodstream infection is time to appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Accelerating antimicrobial susceptibility testing from positive blood cultures is therefore key to improving patient outcomes, yet traditional laboratory approaches can require 2-4 days for actionable results. The eQUANT-a novel instrument utilizing electrical biosensors-produces a standardized inoculum equivalent to a 0.