title: Next-generation antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
abstract: Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as one of the most-significant health care problems of the new millennium, and the clinical microbiology laboratory plays a central role in optimizing the therapeutic management of patients with infection. This minireview explores the potential value of innovative methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of microorganisms that could provide valuable alternatives to existing methodologies in the very near future.
authors.affiliation: bioMérieux SA, Microbiology Unit, R&D Microbiology, La Balme Les Grottes, France. alex.vanbelkum@biomerieux.com
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Belkum
authors.forename: W Michael
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Dunne
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents