Evaluation of the quickmic system in the rapid diagnosis of Gram-negative bacilli bacteremia.
Celia García-RiveraAndrea Ricart-SilvestreMónica Parra GrandeMaría Paz VenteroIryna Tyshkovska-GermakAntonia Sánchez-BautistaEsperanza MerinoJuan Carlos RodríguezPublished in: Microbiology spectrum (2024)
. Our investigation involved testing a total of 816 antibiotic/microorganism combinations. The study demonstrated an impressive 99.02% concordance between the QuickMIC System and the reference methods, with only eight discrepancies observed. The time to actionable minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ranged between 2 and 4 h, highlighting the system's efficiency in providing rapid results.