title: Antimicrobial susceptibility assays in paper-based portable culture devices.
abstract: To detect antibiotic-resistant bacteria in areas remote from microbiology laboratories, we designed portable culture devices performing an analogue of the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion test inside patterned papers embedded in tape. We quantified the antibiotic susceptibility of several strains of Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium by measuring blue-colored zones of inhibited growth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Alberta Glycomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada. ratmir@ualberta.ca.
authors.forename: Frédérique
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deiss
authors.forename: Maribel E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Funes-Huacca
authors.forename: Jasmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.forename: Katrina F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Tjhung
authors.forename: Ratmir
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Derda
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D052978:Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects*; D010209:Paper; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects*; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000667:Ampicillin; D013752:Tetracycline