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A novel solid medium droplet microarray (SM-DMA) enables rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) at the point-of-care. This versatile platform provides accurate results efficiently, aiding the fight against antibiotic resistance.

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  • Biotechnology
  • Microbiology
  • Medical Diagnostics

Background:

  • Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) necessitates accessible diagnostic tools.
  • Current antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) methods often lack point-of-care (POC) adaptability.
  • Rapid and reliable AST is crucial for effective treatment and AMR containment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the solid medium droplet microarray (SM-DMA) as a novel platform for AST.
  • To evaluate the SM-DMA's performance for determining antibiotic efficacy against bacterial pathogens.
  • To assess the potential of SM-DMA for point-of-care applications.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a microscope slide-based microarray with 80 agar droplets (6-8 μL each).
  • Incorporation of customizable combinations of clinically relevant antibiotics within the agar droplets.
  • Utilizing *E. coli* (DSM498) as a model organism for testing antibiotic susceptibility.
  • Colorimetric readout for self-check and viability heatmaps for combinatorial testing.

Main Results:

  • Accurate determination of minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for cefotaxime, ciprofloxacin, and ampicillin.
  • Results demonstrated consistency with EUCAST clinical breakpoints.
  • The SM-DMA platform showed improved time efficiency (≈16-18 hours) compared to conventional methods.
  • Successful demonstration of combinatorial antibiotic testing using viability heatmaps.

Conclusions:

  • The SM-DMA is a robust, user-friendly, and equipment-independent platform for AST.
  • Its design facilitates adaptation for point-of-care use, even by untrained personnel or patients.
  • SM-DMA offers a promising solution for timely and accessible antimicrobial susceptibility testing to combat antibiotic resistance.