Same-shift AST: turning rapid susceptibility testing into a routine clinical workflow advantage

16 Oct 2026

This infographic highlights findings from a multicenter European study evaluating the QuickMIC® rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) system across routine hospital microbiology laboratories. Discover how ultrarapid phenotypic AST delivered actionable results in just 2–4 hours, with 88% of susceptibility reports available within the same working shift. Explore how the system enabled potentially actionable AST results 17–45 hours earlier than conventional workflows and demonstrated scalability across 12 laboratories in five European countries, supporting faster antibiotic optimization and more efficient clinical decision-making.

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Resource type: Infographic
Page count: 6
Read time: 4 mins

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