European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing-Recommended Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Escherichia coli , Klebsiella pneumoniae , and Staphylococcus aureus From Positive Blood Culture Bottles.
Jong-Min ParkMijung KwonKi-Ho HongHyuk Min LeeDongeun YongPublished in: Annals of laboratory medicine (2023)
did not meet the criteria for up to 8 hours. RAST can shorten the turn-around testing time by more than one day; therefore, if applied accurately according to laboratory conditions, antimicrobial agent results can be reported faster.