Thermo Scientific™ Sensititre™ ARIS HiQ™ System for AST

Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) threaten patient health and impose significant financial burdens on healthcare systems, necessitating extended hospital stays and costly treatments. Consequently, there is an urgent need for proactive solutions to combat these escalating threats.

This infographic illustrates the financial toll in the U.S., Europe, and globally, while highlighting diagnostic innovations that help reduce risks, improve patient care, and strengthen antimicrobial stewardship.

Download this infographic to explore how to:

• Understand the global economic burden created by multidrug‑resistant organisms (MDROs) and healthcare‑associated infections (HAIs).
• Recognize how MDROs and HAIs worsen patient outcomes and extend hospital stays.
• Explore regional data illustrating the worldwide scale and financial impact of antimicrobial resistance.
• Learn how diagnostic innovations can support earlier detection and strengthen antimicrobial stewardship programs.

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Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) pose a critical threat to global health, fueling healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), escalating treatment costs, and putting patient safety at risk. This white paper explores the human and economic burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), highlights high-risk pathogens such as MRSA and Acinetobacter baumannii, and examines the challenges of limited treatment options. Discover how advanced diagnostic tools, antimicrobial stewardship strategies, and innovative therapies are transforming the fight against MDROs to protect patients and strengthen healthcare systems worldwide.

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• Resource type: Application notes
• Pages: 12
• Read time: 18 mins

Sepsis remains one of the world’s most urgent healthcare challenges, responsible for over 11 million deaths each year. The rise of multidrug-resistant bacteria makes treatment decisions even more complex, underscoring the critical role of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST). This white paper explores how accurate, timely AST results guide life-saving antibiotic choices, improve patient survival, and reduce the financial burden of sepsis care. Readers will gain practical insights into current AST methods, laboratory best practices, and emerging innovations that empower clinicians, microbiologists, and stewardship teams to combat sepsis and slow the spread of antibiotic resistance.

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• Resource type: Application notes
• Pages: 10
• Read time: 15 mins

Understanding the complexity of fungal sepsis caused by Candida species may seem daunting. Which methods are effective in fighting elusive strains? Which tools are best at identifying them? What can those results do to help clinicians make better decisions? These are complex questions, but one thing is certain: Appropriate laboratory diagnostics like antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and emerging research can help turn the tide in the fight against fungal sepsis.

Discover how Thermo Fisher Scientific gives laboratories and physicians the data they need to make critical decisions in cases of resistant fungal sepsis. Explore how your clinical laboratory can be part of the solution with advanced tools and resources.

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• Resource type: Application notes
• Pages: 12
• Read time: 18 mins

Discover why accurate minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) results are critical for guiding antimicrobial treatment decisions in critically ill patients and combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Learn the difference between extrapolated vs. definitive MIC results and their impact on patient care.

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Resource type: Application note
Page count: 7
Read time: 11 mins

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is at the heart of a growing global crisis, as hospitals increasingly face infections that were once manageable but are now difficult to treat due to resistance to traditional antibiotics.

Download the new eBook and explore a systems-based approach in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Learn about key problematic pathogens, and gain insights into effective strategies for screening, detection, and testing of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) to support healthcare professionals and laboratories in addressing this growing challenge.

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Resource type: Application Notes
Page count: 26
Read time: 39 mins

In hospitals around the world, there is an escalating threat of multidrug-resistant bacteria with it being predicted that by 2050, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), including multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), could lead to more deaths globally than cancer.

Discover how the Bologna University Hospital and Professor Federico Pea have acknowledged this challenge and have developed a program to tailor antibiotic therapy based on accurate Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) values, real-time therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) data, and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) parameters.

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Page count: 9
Read time: 14 mins

The Sensititre System Plate Guide outlines Thermo Scientific’s scalable antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) solutions designed to enhance lab efficiency, accuracy, and antimicrobial stewardship. This comprehensive guide details customizable and standard minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) plates for human, veterinary, and surveillance testing, supporting over 300 antimicrobials. The guide emphasizes automation options like the Thermo Scientific™ Sensititire™ ARIS HiQ™ System and the Thermo Scientific™ Sensititire™ Vizion™ Digital MIC Viewing System, which streamline workflows and reduce manual errors.

Integrated software (SWIN) enables seamless data management and LIS connectivity. Quality control protocols and service support ensure compliance and reliability. This guide is essential for lab managers seeking to optimize AST operations, reduce turnaround times, and meet evolving clinical and regulatory demands.

Download the Thermo Scientific Sensititre Plate guide to discover optimal testing options for your laboratory.

The Sensititre System Plate Guide outlines Thermo Scientific’s scalable antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) solutions designed to enhance lab efficiency, accuracy, and antimicrobial stewardship. This comprehensive guide details customizable and standard minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) plates for human, veterinary, and surveillance testing, supporting over 300 antimicrobials. The guide emphasizes automation options like the Thermo Scientific™ Sensititire™ ARIS HiQ™ System and the Thermo Scientific™ Sensititire™ Vizion™ Digital MIC Viewing System, which streamline workflows and reduce manual errors.

Integrated software (SWIN) enables seamless data management and LIS connectivity. Quality control protocols and service support ensure compliance and reliability. This guide is essential for lab managers seeking to optimize AST operations, reduce turnaround times, and meet evolving clinical and regulatory demands.

Download the Thermo Scientific Sensititre Plate guide to discover optimal testing options for your laboratory.

The Sensititre System Plate Guide outlines Thermo Scientific’s scalable antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) solutions designed to enhance lab efficiency, accuracy, and antimicrobial stewardship. This comprehensive guide details customizable and standard minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) plates for human, veterinary, and surveillance testing, supporting over 300 antimicrobials. The guide emphasizes automation options like the Thermo Scientific™ Sensititire™ ARIS HiQ™ System and the Thermo Scientific™ Sensititire™ Vizion™ Digital MIC Viewing System, which streamline workflows and reduce manual errors.

Integrated software (SWIN) enables seamless data management and LIS connectivity. Quality control protocols and service support ensure compliance and reliability. This guide is essential for lab managers seeking to optimize AST operations, reduce turnaround times, and meet evolving clinical and regulatory demands.

Download the Thermo Scientific Sensititre Plate guide to discover optimal testing options for your laboratory.

Monday, November 30 at 16:00 GMT | 17:00 CET | 11:00 EST | 08:00 PST

From resistance detection to actionable AST: Navigating the changing landscape of Gram-negative resistance.

Antimicrobial resistance among Gram-negative organisms continues to present significant challenges for clinical microbiology laboratories. As resistance mechanisms evolve and new antimicrobial therapies become available, laboratories need to consider how best to translate resistance detection into clinically relevant antimicrobial susceptibility results.

Join Professor Laurent Dortet and Professor Axel Hamprecht, internationally recognized experts in antimicrobial resistance and clinical microbiology, for a practical discussion on the evolving landscape of Gram-negative resistance and its implications for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST).

The speakers will explore current and emerging resistance mechanisms, including carbapenem resistance, and discuss what resistance-mechanism detection can—and cannot—tell the laboratory. They will examine the complementary role of phenotypic AST and MIC determination, particularly when managing challenging multidrug-resistant organisms and newer antimicrobial treatment options.

Through practical examples and case-based discussion, the webinar will also consider how laboratories can adapt their AST strategies as resistance patterns, antimicrobial formularies, and breakpoint requirements evolve.

The session will conclude with an expert discussion and live Q&A, providing attendees with an opportunity to put their questions directly to Professors Dortet and Hamprecht.

Register to explore how the clinical microbiology laboratory can move from identifying resistance to generating actionable susceptibility information in an increasingly complex Gram-negative landscape.

Webinar details

• Cost: Free to attend
• Location: Online
• Duration: 60 minutes
• Format: Expert presentation followed by live Q&A

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