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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
May. 27, 2016
Biomerieux, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
John D. Walsh, Bahama, NC (US);
Christopher S. Ronsick, Durham, NC (US);
Jones M. Hyman, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Mark S. Wilson, Hillsborough, NC (US);
bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A device and method for determining antimicrobial resistance status of a microorganism from a positive sample bottle is provided. The device may include a housing having a chamber for receiving a vial containing a sample; a light source positioned to direct light through a side of the chamber; and a photodetector positioned such that light transmitted or scattered by the sample is sensed by the photodetector. The device may also include a heat source and/or an agitation device. The method includes providing the device, loading a sample from an automated sample culture system into the vial; interrogating the vial using the light source and the photodetector; and determining the antimicrobial resistance status of the microorganism in the sample based on the interrogating step. The method may also include heating and/or agitating the sample.