Disposable apparatus for determining antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria
US6022734A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12M25/06
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A disposable cassette for testing the minimum inhibitory concentration of antibiotic for a target microorganism is provided. The cassette includes a body, a sheet of microorganism growth medium, and a sensible reagent. The sensible reagent, which is incorporated into the sheet of growth medium, includes an antibiotic and a marker, and the marker has a signal with a magnitude proportional to its concentration.
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