Multicentre Evaluation of the EUCAST Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (RAST) Extending Analysis to 16-20 Hours Reading Time

• Main Authors: Gabriele Bianco (Author), Donatella Lombardo (Author), Guido Ricciardelli (Author), Matteo Boattini (Author), Sara Comini (Author), Rossana Cavallo (Author), Cristina Costa (Author), Simone Ambretti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the EUCAST RAST method by extending analysis to 16-20 h reading time and performance with new β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations. A total of 676 positive blood cultures (BCs) were enrolled. Results at 4 h, 6 h, 8 h and 16-20 h were interpreted according...