A high-tech, rapid point-of-care test for UTIs, PA-100 AST System, developed by the Sweden-based in vitro diagnostic company, Sysmex Astrego has won the £10million Longitude Prize on Antimicrobial resistance prize. This test identifies the bacteria causing urinary tract infections and performs antibiotic susceptibility testing to determine the effective antibiotic for a specific patient in under 45 minutes. In a country …
Innominds, a U.S.-based digital transformation and product engineering company, in partnership with Hyderabad-based SCIINV Biosciences introduced AMRx, an advanced AI/ML-driven digital diagnostic tool designed to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance. It was a culture-free companion diagnostic tool that utilises AI/ML to predict Urinary Tract Infections and determine antibiotic resistance patterns based on patient clinical history, said the company. …
A recent study on hospital-acquired infections has revealed a widespread presence of superbugs, or drug-resistant micro-organisms, in infection cases. The newly-formed Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance-India, a central government effort between All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi, the Indian Council for Medical Research, and the CDC, has found that superbugs were found in 3,080 blood samples and another 792 urine …
