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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
Alexis Sauer-budge, Lincoln, MA (US);
Andre Sharon, Newton, MA (US);
Maxim Kalashnikov, Brighton, MA (US);
Holger Wirz, Medford, MA (US);
Alexis Sauer-Budge, Lincoln, MA (US);
Andre Sharon, Newton, MA (US);
Maxim Kalashnikov, Brighton, MA (US);
Holger Wirz, Medford, MA (US);
Fraunhofer, USA, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Described herein is a method and a device for expediting delivery of an agent to a damaged bacterial cell. In one embodiment, the methods and devices are useful for screening candidate antibiotics. In another embodiment, the methods and devices described herein are used to determine susceptibility of bacteria to an antibiotic. The methods also provide a method for determining an appropriate antibiotic to treat an individual having a bacterial infection.